{"product_id":"science-and-cultural-crisis-9780804717960","title":"Science and Cultural Crisis","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume takes a look at the history of science and its place in cultural crises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A very important contribution to studies in the history of science and in the history of the philosophy of science, with particular reference to the development of American science in the twentieth century. One of the author's strenghts in her capacity to deal with technical issues in physics and philosophy in such a way as to speak to the specialist without turning away the general reader.' Stanley Goldberg, National Museum of American History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  Part I. A Career in Physics: 1. Percy Williams Bridgman: Harvard physicist  2. The experimental method: pioneering a research program  3. Theory and the generation gap: explaining metallic conduction  Part II. The Meaning of Measurement: 4. Dimensional analysis: the building blocks of physical reality  5. The shadow of Einstein: relativity and the operational method  Part III. Operational Reasoning and the Tyranny of Language: 6. Wordless truth: deliverance from the idolatry of language  7. The positivists and the behaviourists: defining away private experience  Part IV. Measurement and Communication: 8. Quantum mechanics: signals from beyond the 'here and now'  9. Thermodynamics: the outer bounds of physical knowledge  Part V. Science as a Vocation: 10. Puritan logic and the politics of science: neither shalt thou serve their gods  11. The broken covenant: science, society, and individual freedom  Notes  Bibliography  Index.","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405410902359,"sku":"9780804717960","price":59.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804717960.jpg?v=1730491407","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/science-and-cultural-crisis-9780804717960","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}