| Description |
1 online resource (351 pages) |
| Series |
Value Inquiry Book Series, 185 |
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Value Inquiry Book Series, 185
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| Contents |
List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Part One: THE RISE OF THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE; Part Two: THE HELLENISTIC DEFORMATION OF THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE; Part Three: PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY IN RELATION TO REVELATION; Part Four: SCIENCE: TOWARD TECHNOLOGY AND IDEOLOGY; Part Five: SCIENCE AS TECHNOLOGY; Part Six: THE TRANSFORMATION OF PHILOSOPHY INTO IDEOLOGY; Part Seven: TOWARD A NEW WORLD ORDER; Part Eight: THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN CULTURE; Notes; Bibliography; About the Author; Index of Works; Index of Authors, Editors, and Translators; Index of Subjects |
| Summary |
This book tries to uncover science's discoverer and explain why the conception of science has been changing during the centuries, and why science can be beneficial and dangerous for humanity. Far from being hermetic, this research can be interesting for all who want to understand deeper what really conditions the place of science in culture |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Science -- Social aspects
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Science -- Philosophy.
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Science and civilization.
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Science and civilization
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Science -- Philosophy
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Science -- Social aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789401203852 |
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9401203857 |
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9042021365 |
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9789042021365 |
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