Intelligibility of nature, the: how science makes sense of the world
Auteur :
Dear, Peter
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226139494
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2008
Dimensions :
2,0 x 1,4 x 0,1 cm
Poids :
284 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Considers how science as such has evolved and positioned itself. This book reveals how the two principles of craft and understanding became formalized into a single enterprise, science, that would be carried out by a new kind of person, the scientist. It is useful for aficionados and historians of science.