Steven Shapin
Autor/a de The Scientific Revolution
Sobre l'autor
Steven Shapin is the Franklin L. Ford Research Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University. His books include Leviathan and the Air-Pump (with Simon Schaffer), A Social History of Truth: Civility and Science in Seventeenth-Century England, and The Scientific Life: A Moral History of a mostra'n més Late Modern Vocation. mostra'n menys
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Obres de Steven Shapin
A Social History of Truth : Civility and Science in Seventeenth-Century England (1994) 210 exemplars
Never Pure: Historical Studies of Science as if It Was Produced by People with Bodies, Situated in Time, Space,… (2010) 71 exemplars
Placing the view from nowhere: historical and sociological problems in the location of science 1 exemplars
Resenha - The Scientific Revolution 1 exemplars
A Revolução Cientifica 1 exemplars
Obres associades
The Cambridge History of Science, Volume 4: Eighteenth-Century Science (2003) — Col·laborador — 68 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1943-09-11
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- New York, New York, USA
- Llocs de residència
- New York, New York, USA
California, USA
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK - Educació
- Reed College
University of Wisconsin
University of Pennsylvania - Professions
- Professor of the History of Science
- Organitzacions
- Harvard University
University of Edinburgh
University of California, San Diego - Premis i honors
- Erasmusprijs (2005)
George Sarton Medal (2014)
Membres
Ressenyes
Llistes
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 15
- També de
- 2
- Membres
- 1,236
- Popularitat
- #20,768
- Valoració
- 3.7
- Ressenyes
- 7
- ISBN
- 36
- Llengües
- 11
- Preferit
- 1
Positioned at a crucial intersection in the history of science, "Leviathan and the Air-Pump" is not merely a recounting of a scientific disagreement but an analysis of how social, political, and philosophical concerns shape scientific practice and knowledge. It illuminates the 17th century's intellectual landscape, a period when modern science's methodologies and epistemologies were in their nascent stages of development. The book has become a landmark study, influencing not only the history of science but also the fields of sociology, philosophy, and the wider humanities, by showing how scientific knowledge is a product of its social context.
However, "Leviathan and the Air-Pump" is not an easy read. Shapin and Schaffer's work is dense and requires a deep understanding of both the historical context and the philosophical debates it engages with. The authors dissect minutiae of the Hobbes-Boyle debate with a level of detail that necessitates a careful and attentive reading. Their analysis goes beyond the surface of the historical narrative to explore the underlying philosophical, social, and political dimensions that influenced the development of scientific knowledge. As such, this book appeals to a specialized audience interested in the intricate workings of scientific thought and its historical development.
At some stage I put the book down and yet to pick it up again.… (més)