Ideas Under Fire: Historical Studies of Philosophy and Science in Adversity

Ideas Under Fire: Historical Studies of Philosophy and Science in Adversity
ISBN-10
1611475422
ISBN-13
9781611475425
Category
History
Pages
374
Language
English
Published
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Authors
William Sweet, Jonathan Allen Lavery, Louis Groarke

Description

The history of Western philosophy and science is marked by numerous moments when a major development has emerged from conditions that are manifestly adverse to intellectual activity. This book surveys a wide range of such cases, and considers how these achievements were possible and how adversity helped shape the ideas that emerged from these conditions.

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