The rise of early modern science : Islam, China, and the West /
Publisher's description: This study examines the long-standing question of why modern science arose only in the West and not in the civilizations of Islam and China, despite the fact that medieval Islam and China were more scientifically advanced. To explain this outcome, Tony E. Huff explores...
| Основен автор: | Huff, Toby E., 1942- |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Cambridge, U.K. ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2009.
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| Издание: | 2nd ed. |
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Publisher description Table of contents |
Съдържание:
- Introduction
- 1. The comparative study of science
- 2. Arabic science and the Islamic world
- 3. Reason and rationality in Islam and the West
- 4. The European legal revolution
- 5. Madrasas, universities, and sciences
- 6. Cultural climates and the ethos of science
- 7. Science and civilization in China
- 8. Science and social organization in China
- 9. The rise of early modern science
- Epilogue: Educational reform and attitudes towards science since the eighteenth century.