Science and the modern world /

By:

Whitehead, Alfred North

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.Description: xi , 265 pagesISBN:

9780521237789
0521237785

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

Q 175 WHI

Summary: Alfred North Whitehead's Science and the modern world, originally published in 1925, redefines the concept of modern science. Presaging by more than half a century most of today's cutting-edge thought on the cultural ramifications of science and technology, Whitehead demands that readers understand and celebrate the contemporary, historical, and cultural context of scientific discovery. Taking readers through the history of modern science, Whitehead shows how cultural history has affected science over the ages in relation to such major intellectual themes as romanticism, relativity, quantum theory, religion, and movements for social progress.

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Book	GIMPA Main Reference Section	Q 175 WHI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	68532
Book	GIMPA Main General Stack	Q 175 WHI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	68533
Book	GIMPA Main General Stack	Q 175 WHI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	68534
Book	GIMPA Main General Stack	Q 175 WHI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	68535

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Alfred North Whitehead's Science and the modern world, originally published in 1925, redefines the concept of modern science. Presaging by more than half a century most of today's cutting-edge thought on the cultural ramifications of science and technology, Whitehead demands that readers understand and celebrate the contemporary, historical, and cultural context of scientific discovery. Taking readers through the history of modern science, Whitehead shows how cultural history has affected science over the ages in relation to such major intellectual themes as romanticism, relativity, quantum theory, religion, and movements for social progress.

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