Scientific knowledge and the deep past: history matters
Auteur :
Currie, Adrian
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108730556
Date de publication :
15 août 2019
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,3 x 0,6 cm
Poids :
160 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Scientific Knowledge and the Deep Past: History Matters is an accessible tour of the philosophy of the historical sciences. Examining how dinosaurs grew and the emergence of flowering plants in the mid-Cretaceous, it analyses the relationship between knowledge and the past, explaining why narratives play a prominent role in history.