In the endless debate about the Two Cultures no book until this
attempted to provide a selection of scientific writing on specific
themes to stimulate students of arts subjects into discussion and
writing about the nature of science and its relationship with the
rest of life. This book is based on a selection of prose passages
written by scientists about science, supplemented by notes and a
brief linking commentary. Originally published in 1965, the
passages were chosen to illustrate or comment on different aspects
of eleven main themes, ranging from surveys of changing ideas on
the nature of the universe and the material of which it was made,
to evolution past and future and the relation of science with
religion and art. Most of the extracts were from contemporary
authors, but there are passages by Aristotle, Bacon, Boyle, Hooke,
Newton, Dalton, Faraday and Darwin. At the end of the book there
are suggestions for discussion to accompany each chapter, to
encourage the study of the use of language in consideration of the
nature, history and role of science.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Routledge Library Editions: 20th Century Science |
| Release date: |
May 2014 |
| First published: |
1965 |
| Editors: |
James Harrison
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
208 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-01357-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Science: general issues >
History of science
|
| LSN: |
1-138-01357-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781138013575 |
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