The Social and Economic Roots of the Scientific Revolution Texts by Boris Hessen and Henryk Grossmann |
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| Editor:
| Freudenthal, Gideon
McLaughlin, Peter |
| Series title: | Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4020-9603-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Publisher: | Springer Netherlands
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| Imprint: | Springer |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $169.99 |
Book Description:
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This book presents classics of Marxist historiography of science: Boris Hessen's, "The Social and Economic Roots of Newton's Principia;" Henryk Grossman's, "The Social Foundation of Mechanistic Philosophy and Manufacture;" and Descartes' New Ideal of Science.
This book presents classics of Marxist historiography of science: Boris Hessen's, "The Social and Economic Roots of Newton's Principia;" Henryk Grossman's, "The Social Foundation of Mechanistic Philosophy and Manufacture;" and Descartes' New Ideal of Science.