The Rise of Early Modern Science: Islam, China, and the West

ISBN-13: 9781107571075 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 396 str.

Toby E. Huff

Opis

In this revised third edition, Toby E. Huff charts the rise of early modern science within Europe, China and Islamic civilisations.

Recenzje

'Why did the scientific revolution take place in Europe and not in China or in the Islamic world? Toby E. Huff gives this controversial question an extraordinarily wide-ranging and deep examination. Surprisingly, the answer may lie largely in the nature of Western educational institutions and in the structure of Western law.' Owen gingerich, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and History of Science, Harvard Smithsonian Center of Astrophysics

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I: 1. The comparative study of science; 2. Arabic science and the Islamic world; 3. Philosophy, science, and civilizational configurations; 4. The European legal revolution; 5. Madrasas and the transmitted sciences; 6. Universities and the institutionalization of science; Part II: 7. Science and civilization in China; 8. Education, examinations, and Neo-Confucianism; 9. Poverties and triumphs of Chinese science; Part III: 10. The rise of modern science; Epilogue: science, history and development.