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The Collapse of Mechanism and the Rise of Sensibility

- Science and the Shaping of Modernity, 1680-1760

About The Collapse of Mechanism and the Rise of Sensibility

How did we come to have a scientific culture - one in which cognitive values are shaped around scientific ones? Stephen Gaukroger presents a rich and fascinating investigation of the development of intellectual culture in early modern Europe, a period in which understandings of the natural realm began to fragment.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780199664665
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 516
  • Published:
  • October 31, 2012
  • Dimensions:
  • 163x233x28 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 744 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: December 8, 2024

Description of The Collapse of Mechanism and the Rise of Sensibility

How did we come to have a scientific culture - one in which cognitive values are shaped around scientific ones? Stephen Gaukroger presents a rich and fascinating investigation of the development of intellectual culture in early modern Europe, a period in which understandings of the natural realm began to fragment.

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