Between 1633 and 1642, the French physician and philanthropist
Theophraste Renaudot sponsored a series of public conferences in
Paris. These conferences offered an open forum for wide-ranging
discussions of a variety of topics, including science, medicine,
gender, politics, and ethics. No matter the topic, participants
consistently used scientific reasoning as a new standard of
evidence. The conferences thus recast the rhetorical traditions of
the Renaissance and prefigured the social sciences of the
Enlightenment. They provide a candid snapshot of intellectual life
at the dawn of the scientific revolution in France.
In "Making Science Social," Kathleen Wellman uses the published
conference proceedings to develop a broadly conceived, revisionist
interpretation of the intellectual history of seventeenth-century
France and of the roots of modern culture and science.
"Volume 6 in the Series for Science and Culture"
General
Imprint: |
University of Oklahoma Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2003 |
First published: |
May 2003 |
Authors: |
Kathleen Wellman
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 35mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
480 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8061-3502-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
0-8061-3502-6 |
Barcode: |
9780806135021 |
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