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Science and civilization

Title
Science and civilization, edited by Robert C. Stauffer.
Author
University of Wisconsin.
Publication
Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 1949.

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Additional Authors
  • Stauffer, R. C. (Robert C.)
  • McKeon, Richard (Richard Peter), 1900-1985.
Description
xiii, 212 p.; 22 cm.
Subject
  • Science
  • Science > Philosophy
Contents
Aristotle and the origins of science in the West, by R.P. McKeon.--Some unfamiliar aspects of medieval science, by L. Thorndike.--The definition of scientific method, by Mr. Black.--The meaning of reduction in the natural sciences, by E. Nagel.--Physics as a cultural force, by P.E. Le Corbeiller.--Science as a social influence, by F. Daniels.--Metaphors of human biology, by O. Temkin.--Science and society, by W.F. Ogburn.
LCCN
49050144
OCLC
  • ocm01868096
  • SCSB-389477
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library