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Presents a fresh perspective on the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. Instead of celebrating the triumph of reason and rationality, the authors study the paradoxes and anxieties that stemmed from the New Science and the intellectual compromises that shaped it and enabled its spectacular success.

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Baroque Science

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    A Paperback / softback by Ofer Gal, Raz Chen-Morris

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 21/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780226212982, 978-0226212982
      ISBN10: 022621298X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Presents a fresh perspective on the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. Instead of celebrating the triumph of reason and rationality, the authors study the paradoxes and anxieties that stemmed from the New Science and the intellectual compromises that shaped it and enabled its spectacular success.

      Trade Review
      "This important work will provide scholars with new questions and offer opportunities to reconsider timeless questions about the nature of humanity and knowledge. Highly recommended." (Choice)"

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