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The Literary Structure of Scientific Argument - Historical Studies (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
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The Literary Structure of Scientific Argument - Historical Studies (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
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In this volume, seven historians of science examine the historical
creation and meaning of a range of scientific textual forms from
the seventeenth to the late nineteenth centuries. They consider
examples from the fields of chemistry, medicine, physics, zoology,
physiology, and mathematics, exposing the rich possibilities for a
new, historically rooted approach to our scientific cultural
heritage. Peter Dear presents the case for "taking texts
seriously"-asking historians of science to confront issues and
techniques moving to the forefront in a number of disciplines, and
asking literary scholars and literary-minded intellectual
historians not to "put science quietly to one side," or treat it as
a mere source of cultural metaphors, but to understand it in terms
of historically specific textual construction. The Literary
Structure of Scientific Argument will interest historians,
philosophers, and sociologists, as well as literary scholars
concerned with science.
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Imprint: |
University of PennsylvaniaPress
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
1991 |
First published: |
1991 |
Editors: |
Peter Dear
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Paper over boards
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Pages: |
224 |
Edition: |
illustrated edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8122-8185-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Science: general issues >
Philosophy of science
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LSN: |
0-8122-8185-3 |
Barcode: |
9780812281859 |
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