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Helene Metzger, Historian and Historiographer of the Sciences (Paperback)
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Helene Metzger, Historian and Historiographer of the Sciences (Paperback)
Series: Science, Technology and Culture, 1700-1945
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Is there something important to learn from the history of science
about knowledge and the mind? Do habits and emotions play a
significant role in science? To what extent do present concerns and
knowledge distort our understanding of past texts and practices?
These are crucial questions in current debates, but they are not
new. This monograph evaluates the answers to these and other
questions that Helene Metzger (1889-1944) provided. Metzger, who
was the leading historian of chemistry of her generation, left us
unparalleled reflections on the theory, practice and aims of
history writing. Despite her influence on subsequent generations of
thinkers, including Thomas Kuhn, this is the first full-length
monograph on her. Beginning with an overview of her life, and the
challenges faced by a Jewish woman working within academia, the
book goes on to discuss the most important themes of her
historiography, and her engagement with other disciplines, notably
general history, philosophy, ethnology and religious studies. The
book also explores both Metzger's immediate legacy and the
relevance of her ideas for a host of current debates in science
studies. The Appendices include four of her historiographical
papers, translated into English for the first time.
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