The scientific intellectual : the psychological & sociological origins of modern science / Lewis S. Feuer.
Pubblicazione:
New Brunswick (N.J.) : Transaction, c1992.
Descrizione fisica:
XLIX, 441 p. ; 23 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Introduction to the transaction edition. Preface. 1. The psychological revolution : the emotional source of the scientific movement 2. The Royal society and the scientists of England 3. The nominalist recovery of the sense of reality 4. The ethic of the Copernican revolution 5. Scientific revolution and counterrevolution in Italy 6. Vesalius and the psychological sources of the anatomical revolution 7. The comparative sociology of science 8. The masochist mode of perception in Asian civilizations 9. The French revolutionary ethic and science 10. The scientific revolution among the Jews 11. The scientific intellectual in the United States. Epilogue. Appendix A: Harvey and Gilbert : precursors of the Royal society. Appendix B: The enigma of Newton. Appendix C: The membership of the Royal society. Index
Note galileane:
Per Galilei vedi cap. 5: Scientific revolution and counterrevolution in Italy
