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Ideas Under Fire: Historical Studies of Philosophy and Science in Adversity
Ideas Under Fire: Historical Studies of Philosophy and Science in Adversity
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 cases, and considers how these achievements were possible and how adversity helped shape the ideas that emerged.
386 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | November 16, 2012 |
ISBN13 | 9781611475425 |
Publishers | Fairleigh Dickinson University Press |
Pages | 386 |
Dimensions | 160 × 236 × 34 mm · 746 g |
Language | English |
Editor | Groarke, Louis |
Editor | Lavery, Jonathan |
Editor | Sweet, William, St. Francis Xavier University |