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The workshop and the world : what ten thinkers can teach us about science and authority

text The workshop and the world : what ten thinkers can teach us about science and authority

Crease, Robert P.

Summary: "A fascinating look at key thinkers throughout history who have shaped public perception of science and the role of authority."--

Contents: Francis Bacon's New Atlantis -- Galileo and the authority of science -- Rene Descartes : workshop thinking -- Giambattista Vico : going mad rationally -- Mary Shelley's hideous idea -- Auguste Comte's religion of humanity -- Max Weber : authority ... Read more

Format: text

Description: 319 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company 2019

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Woodmere (Main Branch)	306.4 CRE in Adult Non-fiction	Reshelving

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TADL-WOOD	306.4 CRE in Adult Non-fiction	Reshelving

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