Science and Technology in World History, Volume 4
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9403-3 (ISBN)
The history of science is a story of human discovery--intertwined with religion, philosophy, economics and technology. The fourth in a series, this book covers the beginnings of the modern world, when 16th-century Europeans began to realize that their scientific achievements surpassed those of the Greeks and Romans. Western Civilization organized itself around the idea that human technological and moral progress was achievable and desirable. Science emerged in 17th-century Europe as scholars subordinated reason to empiricism.
Inspired by the example of physics, men like Robert Boyle began the process of changing alchemy into the exact science of chemistry. During the 18th century, European society became more secular and tolerant. Philosophers and economists developed many of the ideas underpinning modern social theories and economic policies. As the Industrial Revolution fundamentally transformed the world by increasing productivity, people became more affluent, better educated and urbanized, and the world entered an era of unprecedented prosperity and progress.
David Deming is a professor of Arts & Sciences at the University of Oklahoma. A geophysicist, research scientist and historian, he has written on topics ranging from the history of science to climate change and energy resources.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. From Alchemy to Chemistry
Prehistorical Chemical Technology
Chemistry of the Greeks and Romans
Nature of Alchemy
Alexandrian Alchemists
Alchemy and Chemical Technology in China
Islamic and Arabic Alchemists
Alchemy in Europe
Decline of Alchemy
Jan Baptist Van Helmont
Robert Boyle
Antoine Lavoisier
2. The Principle of Progress
Progress as Eidos
Greek and Roman Conceptions of History
Doctrine of Divine Providence
Doctrine of Decay
Anticipations of Progress in the 16th and 17th Centuries
3. The Enlightenment
Age of Reason
John Locke
Pierre Bayle
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Apostles of Progress
David Hume
Jeremy Bentham and Utilitarianism
Social and Economic Theories
The Encyclopédie
The Noble Savage
4. The Industrial Revolution
A Fundamental Transformation
Conditions in Europe Prior to the Industrial Revolution
The Agricultural Revolution
Improvements in Transportation
Why England?
Synergy, Science, and the Steam Engine
Child Labor
Post-Mortem
Conclusion
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 19.04.2016 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 608 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte | |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7864-9403-4 / 0786494034 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-9403-3 / 9780786494033 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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