Science and nature : past, present and future / Carolyn Merchant.
Pubblicazione:
New York : Routledge, 2018.
Descrizione fisica:
XVIII, 332 p. : ill., ritr. ; 23 cm
Contiene:
Indice: List of figures. List of diagrams and table. Sources. Preface. Introduction: A look back. Pt. 1. The scientific revolution: 1. The death of nature 2. Francis Bacon 3. Isis consciousness raise. Pt. 2. On energy and momentum: 4. Leibniz 5. Newton 6. D'Alembert. Pt. 3. Women and the scientific revolution: 7. Margaret Cavendish 8. Anne Conway 9. Emilie du Châtelet. Pt. 4. Ecology and conservation: 10. Ecological revolutions 11. Shades of darkness: race and environmental history 12. Restoring nature. Pt. 5. Environmental ethics: 13. Is it time for an Earth ethic? 14. Ecofeminism and feminist theory 15. Partnership ethics. Pt. 6. Conclusion: 16. Conclusion: Science for the twenty-fist century. Epilogue: can science know nature?. Bibliography. Index
