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Science and Nature
Past, Present, and Future
Taschenbuch von Carolyn Merchant
Sprache: Englisch

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Science and Nature brings together the work and insights of historian Carolyn Merchant on the history of science, environmental history, and ethics. The book explores her ideas about the interconnections among science, women, nature, and history as they have emerged over her academic lifetime. Focusing on topics such as "The Death of Nature," the Scientific Revolution, women in the history of science and environment, and partnership ethics, it synthesizes her writings and sets out a vision for the twenty-first century. Anyone interested in the interactions between science and nature in the past, present, and future will want to read this book. It is an ideal text for courses on the environment, environmental history, history of science, and the philosophy of science.
Science and Nature brings together the work and insights of historian Carolyn Merchant on the history of science, environmental history, and ethics. The book explores her ideas about the interconnections among science, women, nature, and history as they have emerged over her academic lifetime. Focusing on topics such as "The Death of Nature," the Scientific Revolution, women in the history of science and environment, and partnership ethics, it synthesizes her writings and sets out a vision for the twenty-first century. Anyone interested in the interactions between science and nature in the past, present, and future will want to read this book. It is an ideal text for courses on the environment, environmental history, history of science, and the philosophy of science.
Über den Autor

Carolyn Merchant is Professor of Environmental History, Philosophy, and Ethics at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of The Death of Nature, Ecological Revolutions, Reinventing Eden, and Autonomous Nature, among other books. She is a past president of the American Society for Environmental History; a recipient of the Society's Distinguished Scholar Award and its Distinguished Service Award; a former Guggenheim fellow; and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: A Look Back

I. The Scientific Revolution 1. The Death of Nature 2. Francis Bacon 3. Isis Consciousness Raised

II. On Energy and Momentum 4. Leibniz 5. Newton 6. D'Alembert

III. Women and the Scientific Revolution 7. Margaret Cavendish 8. Anne Conway 9. Emelie du Châtelet

IV. Ecology and Conservation 10. Ecological Revolutions 11. Shades of Darkness: Race and Environmental History 12. Restoring Nature

V. Environmental Ethics 13. Is it Time for an Earth Ethic? 14. Ecofeminism and Feminist Theory 15. Partnership Ethics

VI. Conclusion Conclusion: Science for the Twenty-First Century Epilogue: Can Science Know Nature?

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Genre: Importe, Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781138084056
ISBN-10: 1138084050
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Merchant, Carolyn
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Carolyn Merchant
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.11.2017
Gewicht: 0,513 kg
Artikel-ID: 128434825
Über den Autor

Carolyn Merchant is Professor of Environmental History, Philosophy, and Ethics at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of The Death of Nature, Ecological Revolutions, Reinventing Eden, and Autonomous Nature, among other books. She is a past president of the American Society for Environmental History; a recipient of the Society's Distinguished Scholar Award and its Distinguished Service Award; a former Guggenheim fellow; and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: A Look Back

I. The Scientific Revolution 1. The Death of Nature 2. Francis Bacon 3. Isis Consciousness Raised

II. On Energy and Momentum 4. Leibniz 5. Newton 6. D'Alembert

III. Women and the Scientific Revolution 7. Margaret Cavendish 8. Anne Conway 9. Emelie du Châtelet

IV. Ecology and Conservation 10. Ecological Revolutions 11. Shades of Darkness: Race and Environmental History 12. Restoring Nature

V. Environmental Ethics 13. Is it Time for an Earth Ethic? 14. Ecofeminism and Feminist Theory 15. Partnership Ethics

VI. Conclusion Conclusion: Science for the Twenty-First Century Epilogue: Can Science Know Nature?

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Genre: Importe, Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781138084056
ISBN-10: 1138084050
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Merchant, Carolyn
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Carolyn Merchant
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.11.2017
Gewicht: 0,513 kg
Artikel-ID: 128434825
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