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Einstein, History, and Other Passions

The Rebellion against Science at the End of the Twentieth Century

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  • 256 páginas
  • 9 horas de lectura

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Gerald Holton uses the life and work of our century's greatest scientist to warn against today's gathering Romantic rebellion, one in which science is blamed for all our social ills, and in which reason is being replaced by New Age ”ways of knowing.” Through his rich exploration of Einstein's thought, the author shows how the best science depends on great intuitive leaps of imagination, and how science is indeed the creatice expression of the traditions of Western civilization. Wide-ranging and forecful, this book is must reading for anyone interested in the place of science in our world.

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Einstein, History, and Other Passions, Gerald James Holton

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Publicado en
1996
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Título
Einstein, History, and Other Passions
Subtítulo
The Rebellion against Science at the End of the Twentieth Century
Idioma
Inglés
Editorial
Basic Books
Publicado en
1996
Formato
Tapa blanda
Páginas
256
ISBN10
0201407167
ISBN13
9780201407167
Serie
Descripción
Gerald Holton uses the life and work of our century's greatest scientist to warn against today's gathering Romantic rebellion, one in which science is blamed for all our social ills, and in which reason is being replaced by New Age ”ways of knowing.” Through his rich exploration of Einstein's thought, the author shows how the best science depends on great intuitive leaps of imagination, and how science is indeed the creatice expression of the traditions of Western civilization. Wide-ranging and forecful, this book is must reading for anyone interested in the place of science in our world.