An examination of the Scientific Revolution that shows how the mechanistic world view of modern science has sanctioned the exploitation of nature, unrestrained commercial expansion, and a new socioeconomic order that subordinates women.

This work contains Steven Shapin's historical exploration into the origins of the modern scientific worldview. What historians have traditionally called the Scientific Revolution was, in Shapin's view, a diversity of practices and ideas that developed over the course of nearly two centuries. Rejecting the idea that there is anything like an "essence" of early modern science, th...(展开全部)

This work contains Steven Shapin's historical exploration into the origins of the modern scientific worldview. What historians have traditionally called the Scientific Revolution was, in Shapin's view, a diversity of practices and ideas that developed over the course of nearly two centuries. Rejecting the idea that there is anything like an "essence" of early modern science, th...(展开全部)

This work contains Steven Shapin's historical exploration into the origins of the modern scientific worldview. What historians have traditionally called the Scientific Revolution was, in Shapin's view, a diversity of practices and ideas that developed over the course of nearly two centuries. Rejecting the idea that there is anything like an "essence" of early modern science, th...(展开全部)

This work contains Steven Shapin's historical exploration into the origins of the modern scientific worldview. What historians have traditionally called the Scientific Revolution was, in Shapin's view, a diversity of practices and ideas that developed over the course of nearly two centuries. Rejecting the idea that there is anything like an "essence" of early modern science, th...(展开全部)

约翰·亨利（John Henry），英国爱丁堡大学科学史荣休教授，主要研究文艺复兴时期至19世纪的科学史。著有《科学革命与现代科学的起源》《科学思想简史》等书。 杨俊杰，中国人民大学文学院文学博士，现任北京师范大学文学院比较文学与世界文学研究所副教授。主要研究兴趣是古希腊和德国的文学与思想。著有《艺术的危机与神话：谢林艺术哲学探微》（2011）等，译有[德]维尔纳·叔斯勒《蒂利希：生命的诠释者》（2011）等。

This is a new edition of one of the most successful and established textbooks in the field. It is revised, updated and extended to take into account the latest scholarship and research, and new developments in historiography. It features an extensive annotated bibliography to aid study.This is a concise but wide-ranging account of all aspects of the Scientific Revolution from a...(展开全部)

This is a new edition of one of the most successful and established textbooks in the field. It is revised, updated and extended to take into account the latest scholarship and research, and new developments in historiography. It features an extensive annotated bibliography to aid study.This is a concise but wide-ranging account of all aspects of the Scientific Revolution from a...(展开全部)

约翰·亨利（John Henry），英国爱丁堡大学科学史荣休教授，主要研究文艺复兴时期至19世纪的科学史。著有《科学革命与现代科学的起源》《科学思想简史》等书。 杨俊杰，中国人民大学文学院文学博士，现任北京师范大学文学院比较文学与世界文学研究所副教授。主要研究兴趣是古希腊和德国的文学与思想。著有《艺术的危机与神话：谢林艺术哲学探微》（2011）等，译有[德]维尔纳·叔斯勒《蒂利希：生命的诠释者》（2011）等。

约翰·亨利（John Henry），英国爱丁堡大学科学史荣休教授，主要研究文艺复兴时期至19世纪的科学史。著有《科学革命与现代科学的起源》《科学思想简史》等书。 杨俊杰，中国人民大学文学院文学博士，现任北京师范大学文学院比较文学与世界文学研究所副教授。主要研究兴趣是古希腊和德国的文学与思想。著有《艺术的危机与神话：谢林艺术哲学探微》（2011）等，译有[德]维尔纳·叔斯勒《蒂利希：生命的诠释者》（2011）等。