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The Rise of Early Modern Science

Islam, China, and the West

Gebonden Engels 2017 9781107130210
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Now in its third edition, The Rise of Early Modern Science argues that to understand why modern science arose in the West it is essential to study not only the technical aspects of scientific thought but also the religious, legal and institutional arrangements that either opened the doors for enquiry, or restricted scientific investigations. Toby E. Huff explores how the newly invented universities of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, and the European legal revolution, created a neutral space that gave birth to the scientific revolution. Including expanded comparative analysis of the European, Islamic and Chinese legal systems, Huff now responds to the debates of the last decade to explain why the Western world was set apart from other civilisations.

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ISBN13:9781107130210
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:396

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Introduction; Part I: 1. The comparative study of science; 2. Arabic science and the Islamic world; 3. Philosophy, science, and civilizational configurations; 4. The European legal revolution; 5. Madrasas and the transmitted sciences; 6. Universities and the institutionalization of science; Part II: 7. Science and civilization in China; 8. Education, examinations, and Neo-Confucianism; 9. Poverties and triumphs of Chinese science; Part III: 10. The rise of modern science; Epilogue: science, history and development.

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