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The Proper Ambition of Science
By M. W.F. Stone, Jonathan Wolff
240 pages
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Synopsis
What is the proper relation between the scientific worldview and other aspects of human knowledge and experience? This volume presents case studies, looking at how this problem has been approached from the ancient world right up to the late 1990s.Related books and articles at Questia
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Science and Civilization
Richard P. McKeon; Lynn Thorndlike; Max Black; Ernest Nagel; Philip E. Lecorbeiller; Farrington Daniels; Owsei Temkin; William F. Ogburn; Robert C. Stauffer. University of Wisconsin Press, 1949
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Richard P. McKeon; Lynn Thorndlike; Max Black; Ernest Nagel; Philip E. Lecorbeiller; Farrington Daniels; Owsei Temkin; William F. Ogburn; Robert C. Stauffer. University of Wisconsin Press, 1949
Li, Qi, and Shu: An Introduction to Science and Civilization in China
Ho Peng Yoke. Hong Kong University Press, 1985
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Ho Peng Yoke. Hong Kong University Press, 1985
The Life of Science: Essays in the History of Civilization
George Sarton. Indiana University Press, 1960
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George Sarton. Indiana University Press, 1960
The Predicament of Belief: Science, Philosophy, Faith
Bracken, Joseph A.. Theological Studies, Vol. 73, No. 4, December 2012
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Bracken, Joseph A.. Theological Studies, Vol. 73, No. 4, December 2012
Economic Democracy: Balancing Economic Development, Property Rights, and Individual Liberty to Advance Civilization
Harris, Drew L. Twomey, Teresa M.. Competition Forum, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2008
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Harris, Drew L. Twomey, Teresa M.. Competition Forum, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2008
Rebuilding Western Civilization: Beyond the Twenty-First Century Collapse
McNish, Ian. Mankind Quarterly, Vol. 45, No. 4, Summer 2005
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McNish, Ian. Mankind Quarterly, Vol. 45, No. 4, Summer 2005
Did Islam Destroy Classical Civilization?
O'Neill, John J.. Comparative Civilizations Review, No. 62, Spring 2010
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O'Neill, John J.. Comparative Civilizations Review, No. 62, Spring 2010
Research on Ethnic Eco-Ethics and Eco-Civilization's Construction in Chinese Ethnic Regions
Guo, Jingfu Mao, Haijun Yang, Yuwen. Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 3, November 2009
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Guo, Jingfu Mao, Haijun Yang, Yuwen. Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 2, No. 3, November 2009
How Science-And Civilization-Survived the Twenty-First Century
Patel, M. L. K.. Tikkun, Vol. 25, No. 6, November/December 2010
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Patel, M. L. K.. Tikkun, Vol. 25, No. 6, November/December 2010
Sci-Fi and the Trans-Simian Future: A Televised Marathon of the Planet of the Apes Movies Inspired a Few Thoughts about What Science Fiction Thinks of the Future of Civilization
Wagner, Cynthia G. Tucker, Patrick. The Futurist, Vol. 47, No. 3, May-June 2013
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Wagner, Cynthia G. Tucker, Patrick. The Futurist, Vol. 47, No. 3, May-June 2013
Marrying Science and the Humanities: A New Approach to Teaching Western Civilization
Dick, B. Gale. National Forum, Vol. 69, No. 2, Spring 1989
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Dick, B. Gale. National Forum, Vol. 69, No. 2, Spring 1989
Nigeria; How Yoruba Art Dazzled the Europeans; Herbert Wendt, a German Science Writer, Said It All: "Modern Ethnologists Have Found the Art of the Yorubas So Astonishingly High in Quality That They Did Not [at First] Ascribe It to a Negro Race." Well, Welcome to an African Civilization Dating Back to 600 AD
Wendt, Herbert. New African, No. 455, October 2006
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Wendt, Herbert. New African, No. 455, October 2006
Civilization's Reluctant Warrior - America and the War on Terror
Dowd, Alan W.. The World and I, Vol. 17, No. 1, January 2002
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Dowd, Alan W.. The World and I, Vol. 17, No. 1, January 2002
Why Size Makes All the Difference; A Wonderful Account of the Universe with the History of Science, Philosophy and Evolution Thrown In
The Evening Standard (London, England), March 9, 2009
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The Evening Standard (London, England), March 9, 2009
Why Size Makes All the Difference ; A Wonderful Account of the Universe with the History of Science, Philosophy and Evolution Thrown In
Leith, William. The Evening Standard (London, England), March 9, 2009
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Leith, William. The Evening Standard (London, England), March 9, 2009
Arts: Time to Reflect ; It Can Be Hard to Discern the Beauty in the Severely Minimalist Style of Douglas Allsop, but Sue Hubbard Finds in His Work a Seductive Blend of Science, Philosophy and Poetic Vision
Hubbard, Sue. The Independent (London, England), August 24, 2004
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Hubbard, Sue. The Independent (London, England), August 24, 2004
University to Replace Western Civilization Classes; Critics See End of Important Curriculum at Chicago School
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), April 19, 2002
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The Washington Times (Washington, DC), April 19, 2002
The World Can Find the Means of Coexistence Hope for Mankind Grows 'Out of the Genuine Spiritual Roots Hidden beneath the Skin of Our Common, Global Civilization.'
The Christian Science Monitor, June 9, 1995
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Arabs
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energy, sources of
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents v
- 1 - Introduction 1
- 2 - Science, Philosophy and Human Life in the Ancient World 7
- 3 - Theology, Philosophy, and ‘science’ in the Thirteenth Century 28
- 4 - The Seventeenth Century and the Reconstruction of Knowledge 56
- 5 - The End of Hierarchy 76
- 6 - Science in the Service of Life 91
- 7 - Pragmatism 103
- 8 - Husserl and the Crisis of the European Sciences 122
- 9 - Some Scientism, Some Historicism, Some Critics 151
- Bibliography 171
- 10 - The Rise of Physicalism 174
- 11 - Against the Completability of Science 209
- Index 223