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Total Pages : 564 pages
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Download or read book Evolution in the Light of Modern Knowledge written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jürgen Renn
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069117198X
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)
Download or read book The Evolution of Knowledge written by Jürgen Renn and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a new way of thinking about the history of science and technology, one that offers a grand narrative of human history in which knowledge serves as a critical factor of cultural evolution. Jürgen Renn examines the role of knowledge in global transformations going back to the dawn of civilization while providing vital perspectives on the complex challenges confronting us today in the Anthropocene, the present geological epoch shaped by humankind. Covering topics ranging from evolution of writing to the profound transformations wrought by modern science, The Evolution of Knowledge offers an entirely new framework for understanding structural changes in systems of knowledge and a bold, innovative approach to the history and philosophy of science.
Author : Michael Strevens
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1631491385
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (314 download)
Download or read book The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science written by Michael Strevens and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Knowledge Machine is the most stunningly illuminating book of the last several decades regarding the all-important scientific enterprise.” —Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, author of Plato at the Googleplex A paradigm-shifting work, The Knowledge Machine revolutionizes our understanding of the origins and structure of science. • Why is science so powerful? • Why did it take so long—two thousand years after the invention of philosophy and mathematics—for the human race to start using science to learn the secrets of the universe? In a groundbreaking work that blends science, philosophy, and history, leading philosopher of science Michael Strevens answers these challenging questions, showing how science came about only once thinkers stumbled upon the astonishing idea that scientific breakthroughs could be accomplished by breaking the rules of logical argument. Like such classic works as Karl Popper’s The Logic of Scientific Discovery and Thomas Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, The Knowledge Machine grapples with the meaning and origins of science, using a plethora of vivid historical examples to demonstrate that scientists willfully ignore religion, theoretical beauty, and even philosophy to embrace a constricted code of argument whose very narrowness channels unprecedented energy into empirical observation and experimentation. Strevens calls this scientific code the iron rule of explanation, and reveals the way in which the rule, precisely because it is unreasonably close-minded, overcomes individual prejudices to lead humanity inexorably toward the secrets of nature. “With a mixture of philosophical and historical argument, and written in an engrossing style” (Alan Ryan), The Knowledge Machine provides captivating portraits of some of the greatest luminaries in science’s history, including Isaac Newton, the chief architect of modern science and its foundational theories of motion and gravitation; William Whewell, perhaps the greatest philosopher-scientist of the early nineteenth century; and Murray Gell-Mann, discoverer of the quark. Today, Strevens argues, in the face of threats from a changing climate and global pandemics, the idiosyncratic but highly effective scientific knowledge machine must be protected from politicians, commercial interests, and even scientists themselves who seek to open it up, to make it less narrow and more rational—and thus to undermine its devotedly empirical search for truth. Rich with illuminating and often delightfully quirky illustrations, The Knowledge Machine, written in a winningly accessible style that belies the import of its revisionist and groundbreaking concepts, radically reframes much of what we thought we knew about the origins of the modern world.
Author : Jonathan Wells
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 159698533X
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (969 download)
Download or read book Icons of Evolution written by Jonathan Wells and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you were taught about evolution is wrong.
Author : Frank Ballard
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Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Twentieth-century Christianity written by Frank Ballard and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Samuel M. Scheiner
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022667133X
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (266 download)
Download or read book The Theory of Evolution written by Samuel M. Scheiner and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-04-03 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Darwin’s nineteenth-century writings laid the foundations for modern studies of evolution, and theoretical developments in the mid-twentieth century fostered the Modern Synthesis. Since that time, a great deal of new biological knowledge has been generated, including details of the genetic code, lateral gene transfer, and developmental constraints. Our improved understanding of these and many other phenomena have been working their way into evolutionary theory, changing it and improving its correspondence with evolution in nature. And while the study of evolution is thriving both as a basic science to understand the world and in its applications in agriculture, medicine, and public health, the broad scope of evolution—operating across genes, whole organisms, clades, and ecosystems—presents a significant challenge for researchers seeking to integrate abundant new data and content into a general theory of evolution. This book gives us that framework and synthesis for the twenty-first century. The Theory of Evolution presents a series of chapters by experts seeking this integration by addressing the current state of affairs across numerous fields within evolutionary biology, ranging from biogeography to multilevel selection, speciation, and macroevolutionary theory. By presenting current syntheses of evolution’s theoretical foundations and their growth in light of new datasets and analyses, this collection will enhance future research and understanding.
Author : Bernard Lightman
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN 13 : 0822990075
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)
Download or read book Evolutionary Theories and Religious Traditions written by Bernard Lightman and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2023-11-21 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the advent of radio, conceptions of the relationship between science and religion circulated through periodicals, journals, and books, influencing the worldviews of intellectuals and a wider public. In this volume, historians of science and religion examine that relationship through diverse mediums, geographic contexts, and religious traditions. Spanning within and beyond Europe and North America, chapters emphasize underexamined regions—New Zealand, Australia, India, Argentina, Sri Lanka, Egypt, and the Ottoman Empire—and major religions of the world, including Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Islam; interactions between those traditions; as well as atheism, monism, and agnosticism. As they focus on evolution and human origins, contributors draw attention to European scientists other than Darwin who played a significant role in the dissemination of evolutionary ideas; for some, those ideas provided the key to understanding every aspect of human culture, including religion. They also highlight central figures in national contexts, many of whom were not scientists, who appropriated scientific theories for their own purposes. Taking a local, national, transnational, and global approach to the study of science and religion, this volume begins to capture the complexity of cultural engagement with evolution and religion in the long nineteenth century.
Author : Jürgen Renn
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691218595
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)
Download or read book The Evolution of Knowledge written by Jürgen Renn and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fundamentally new approach to the history of science and technology This book presents a new way of thinking about the history of science and technology, one that offers a grand narrative of human history in which knowledge serves as a critical factor of cultural evolution. Jürgen Renn examines the role of knowledge in global transformations going back to the dawn of civilization while providing vital perspectives on the complex challenges confronting us today in the Anthropocene—this new geological epoch shaped by humankind. Renn reframes the history of science and technology within a much broader history of knowledge, analyzing key episodes such as the evolution of writing, the emergence of science in the ancient world, the Scientific Revolution of early modernity, the globalization of knowledge, industrialization, and the profound transformations wrought by modern science. He investigates the evolution of knowledge using an array of disciplines and methods, from cognitive science and experimental psychology to earth science and evolutionary biology. The result is an entirely new framework for understanding structural changes in systems of knowledge—and a bold new approach to the history and philosophy of science. Written by one of today's preeminent historians of science, The Evolution of Knowledge features discussions of historiographical themes, a glossary of key terms, and practical insights on global issues ranging from climate change to digital capitalism. This incisive book also serves as an invaluable introduction to the history of knowledge.
Author : Ronald L. Numbers
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000027988
Total Pages : 804 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Early Creationist Journals written by Ronald L. Numbers and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-10-17 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1995, Early Creationist Journals is the ninth volume in the Creationism in Twentieth-Century America series, reissued in 2021. The book is a concise primary source collection containing a selection of journal articles from the early twentieth century outlining discoveries in biology, geology, physiology and archaeology and their relation to Christianity. The aim of the journals was to provide a platform for creationists of the 1920s to voice their theories on new science and how more recent discoveries fit within creationist beliefs, including flood theory. These interesting and unique journals will be of interest to academics working in the field of religion and natural history and provide a unique snapshot into the debates between evolutionists and Christianity during a period of great scientific change.
Author : George A. Barton
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 1512814180
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (128 download)
Download or read book Christ and Evolution written by George A. Barton and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During these last years the writer has heard clergymen again and again confess that they did not know how to present the Gospel to the younger generation. The old bases of appeal are ineffective. The fear of Hell has gone; interest in immortality itself is absent from the minds of many; the old forms of appeal seem to many too individualistic and selfish to be inspiring. Many of the questions raised by modern knowledge are not met by the theologies that were formulated before the newer discoveries were made. The writer has found that young people heartily respond to the Gospel when garbed in the dress with which he has clothed it here, and that young clergymen go forth to their work with a new sense of mission and of the dignity of their calling when they understand that they are fellow workers with God in completing the creation of the human race.
Author : Helena Cronin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521457651
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (576 download)
Download or read book The Ant and the Peacock written by Helena Cronin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a success story. It explains two long-running puzzles of the theory of natural selection. How can natural selection favour those, like the ant, that renounce tooth and claw in favour of the public-spirited ways of the commune? How can it explain the peacock's tail, flamboyant and a burden to its bearer; surely selection would act against useless ornamentation? Helena Cronin's enthralling account blends history, science and philosophy in a gripping tale that is scholarly, entertaining and eminently readable. The hardback edition was selected by Nature as one of the best scientific books in 1992. Also the New York Times chose it as one of their best books of 1992. The author divides her time between the Philosophy Department at the London School of Economics and the Zoology Department at Oxford.
Author : William McDougall
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317275098
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)
Download or read book Modern Materialism and Emergent Evolution written by William McDougall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1929, McDougall examines the pertinent conflict between religion and science. His work exhibits the failure of scientists to explain human action mechanistically (the essence of modern materialism), establishes purposive action as a type of event radically different from all mechanistic events, and justifies the belief in teleological causation without which there can be neither religion nor morals. This title will be of interest to students of both the Humanities and Sciences, particularly those studying psychology and philosophy.
Author : Rudolf P. Botha
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107135133
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)
Download or read book Language Evolution written by Rudolf P. Botha and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the question: how can we unravel the evolution of language, given that there is no direct evidence about it?
Author : Stuart Brown
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 184371096X
Total Pages : 1246 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (437 download)
Download or read book Dictionary of Twentieth-Century British Philosophers written by Stuart Brown and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2005-08-01 with total page 1246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Marketing Blurb
Author : Hasan Deniz
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319909398
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)
Download or read book Evolution Education Around the Globe written by Hasan Deniz and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-21 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited book provides a global view on evolution education. It describes the state of evolution education in different countries that are representative of geographical regions around the globe such as Eastern Europe, Western Europe, North Africa, South Africa, North America, South America,Middle East, Far East, South East Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.Studies in evolution education literature can be divided into three main categories: (a) understanding the interrelationships among cognitive, affective, epistemological, and religious factors that are related to peoples’ views about evolution, (b) designing, implementing, evaluating evolution education curriculum that reflects contemporary evolution understanding, and (c) reducing antievolutionary attitudes. This volume systematically summarizes the evolution education literature across these three categories for each country or geographical region. The individual chapters thus include common elements that facilitate a cross-cultural meta-analysis. Written for a primarily academic audience, this book provides a much-needed common background for future evolution education research across the globe.
Author : Clifford Smyth
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Literary Digest International Book Review written by Clifford Smyth and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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Total Pages : 882 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Among Our Books written by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
