A History of Science in Society, Volume 1: v. 1 (A History of Science in Society: From Philosophy to Utility) - Softcover

Ede, Andrew; Cormack, Lesley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551116650 ISBN 13: 9781551116655

Publisher: Broadview Press Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

A History of Science in Society: From Philosophy to Utility is a concise overview that introduces complex ideas in a non-technical fashion without sacrificing the sophistication and richness of the subject. Andrew Ede and Lesley B. Cormack trace the history of science through its continually changing place in society and explore the link between the pursuit of knowledge and the desire to make that knowledge useful. Volume I begins with a small group of philosophers in ancient Greece and ends with the work of Sir Isaac Newton. Along the way, they discuss the specifics of scientific investigation and discovery. Among the many topics discussed are issues such as intellectual competition, gender and class, the economic exploitation of knowledge, and changing ideas about the environment and our relationship to it. Also included are more than 30 illustrations.

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About the Author

Andrew Ede is an Assistant Professor teaching history of science and technology at Simon Fraser University. He has published on the history of chemistry and chemical warfare, and his work has appeared in the Skeptical Enquirer as well as in scholarly journals. Lesley B. Cormack is a Professor teaching history of science and Tudor England at Simon Fraser University. She is the author of Charting an Empire: Geography at the English Universities, 1580 -- 1620 (University of Chicago Press) and the past president of the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science.

Edition details

• Publisher: Broadview Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1551116650
• ISBN 13: 9781551116655
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 196