Hélène Metzger : historian and historiographer of the sciences / Cristina Chimisso.
Pubblicazione:
London : Routledge, 2019.
Descrizione fisica:
VII, 217 p. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Science, technology and culture, 1700-1945
Contiene:
Indice: Acknowledgements. Introduction and biographical notes on Hélène Metzger. Pt. 1. Themes in Metzger's writings: 1. Anachronism and scientific concepts 2. The study of science in the making 3. Emotions, habits and symathy. Pt. 2. The role of other disciplines in metzger's historiography: 4. Historical synthesis and the shape of history of science 5. History of science and philosophy 6. History of science, ethnology and religion. Pt. 3. Metzger's legacy: 7. Metzger's impact on her world 8. Metzger in our world. Appendices: 1. Should historians of science become the contemporaries of the scholars they study? 2. The tribunal of history and the theory of scientific knowledge 3. The a priori in scientifc theory and in the history of science 4. The philosophical method in the history of science. Index
