Debating Contemporary Approaches to the History of Science

Name: Debating Contemporary Approaches to the History of Science
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By Verburgt, Lukas M.

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Debating Contemporary Approaches to the History of Science explores the main themes, problems and challenges currently at the top of the discipline's methodological agenda. In its chapters, established and emerging scholars introduce and discuss new approaches to the history of science and revisit older perspectives which remain crucial. Each chapter is followed by a critical commentary from another scholar in the field and the author's response. The volume looks at such topics as the importance of the 'global', 'digital', 'environmental', and 'posthumanist' turns for the history of science, and the possibilities for the field of moving beyond a focus on ideas and texts towards active engagement with materials and practices. It also addresses important issues about the relationship between history of science, on the one hand, and philosophy of science, history of knowledge and ignorance studies, on the other. With its innovative format, this volume provides an up-to-date, authoritative overview of the field, and also explores how and why the history of science is practiced. It is essential reading for students and scholars eager to keep a finger on the pulse of what is happening in the history of science today, and to contribute to where it might go next.

Product details

Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 376
Release Date:: 2024-02-08
Publication Date:: 2024-02-08
Publisher:: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1350326224
ISBN13:: 9781350326224
Weight:: 734 g
Height:: 164 cm
Width:: 239 cm
Thickness:: 26 cm

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