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Universities and Science in the Early Modern Period (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)
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Universities and Science in the Early Modern Period (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)
Series: Archimedes, 12
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This book includes most of the contributions presented at a
conference on "Univ- sities and Science in the Early Modern Period"
held in 1999 in Valencia, Spain. The conference was part of the
"Five Centuries of the Life of the University of Valencia" (Cinc
Segles) celebrations, and from the outset we had the generous
support of the "Patronato" (Foundation) overseeing the events. In
recent decades, as a result of a renewed attention to the
institutional, political, social, and cultural context of scienti?c
activity, we have witnessed a reappraisal of the role of the
universities in the construction and development of early modern
science. In essence, the following conclusions have been reached:
(1) the attitudes regarding scienti?c progress or novelty differed
from country to country and follow
differenttrajectoriesinthecourseoftheearlymodernperiod;(2)institutionsofhigher
learning were the main centers of education for most scientists;
(3) although the universities were sometimes slow to assimilate new
scienti?c knowledge, when they
didsoithelpednotonlytoremovethesuspicionthatthenewsciencewasintellectually
subversivebutalsotomakesciencearespectableandevenprestigiousactivity;(4)the
universities gave the scienti?c movement considerable material
support in the form of research facilities such as anatomical
theaters, botanical gardens, and expensive instruments; (5) the
universities provided professional employment and a means of
support to many scientists; and (6) although the relations among
the universities and the academies or scienti?c societies were
sometimes antagonistic, the two types of
institutionsoftenworkedtogetherinharmony,
performingcomplementaryratherthan competing functions; moreover,
individuals moved from one institution to another, as did
knowledge, methods, and scienti?c practices.
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