Science in culture / Piotr Jaroszynski ; translated from the Polish by Hugh McDonald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jaroszyński, Piotr.

Series:

Value inquiry book series. Gilson studies.

Value inquiry book series ; v. 185.

Value inquiry book series, 0929-8436 ; v. 185

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Social aspects.

Science.

Science--Philosophy.

Science and civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (351 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book tries to uncover science’s discoverer and explain why the conception of science has been changing during the centuries, and why science can be beneficial and dangerous for humanity. Far from being hermetic, this research can be interesting for all who want to understand deeper what really conditions the place of science in culture.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

THE DISCOVERY OF SCIENCE: GREECE OR THE EAST?

WHY THE GREEKS?

BIOS THEORETIKOS

PHILOSOPHY’S RISE FROM SENSATIONS TO WISDOM

KNOWLEDGE AND OPINION

THEORETICAL FEATURES OF THE OBJECT OF SCIENTIFIC COGNITION

THEORETICAL JUSTIFICATION

THEORETICAL PROOF

TYPES OF SCIENCE

KNOWLEDGE OR PHILOSOPHY FOR THE SAKE OF PRAXIS

NEO-PLATONISM: AN END BEYOND KNOWLEDGE

AVERSION TO PAGAN AUTHORITY

HANDMAIDEN TO THEOLOGY

SACRED SCRIPTURE AND THE PROBLEM OF INTERPRETATION: THE SENTENCES

METAPHYSICS AND NATURAL THEOLOGY

PHILOSOPHY IN THE SERVICE OF THEOLOGY

THE PROBLEM OF THE CONTINUITY OF SCIENCE IN THE MIDDLE AGES

THE PROBLEM OF EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCE IN THE MIDDLE AGES

THE MATHEMATIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE

THE INFLUENCE OF NOMINALISM

THE QUEST FOR AN EARTHLY PARADISE

THE END OF KNOWLEDGE: COMPLETE UTILITARIANISM

THE INFLUENCE OF THE EAST

SCIENCE AND UTOPIA: FROM THE HOUSE OF SOLOMON TO THE ROYAL SOCIETY

A NEW MODEL OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE

PHILOSOPHY AND GNOSTICISM

IDEAS—CONCEPTS—IMPRESSIONS

THE WAR AGAINST IDOLS

THE CRITIQUE OF CATHOLICISM AND METAPHYSICS

IDEOLOGY AND THE NEW SOCIAL ORDER

IDEOLOGY: THE EVOLUTION OF THE CONCEPT

KANT: THE WORLD BEFORE REASON’S TRIBUNAL

AUGUSTE COMTE: TOWARD A NEW AGE

NEOPOSITIVISM AT WAR WITH METAPHYSICS

SCIENCE AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER OR SCIENCE IN THE SERVICE OF GLOBALISM

WHAT IS CULTURE?

THE DOMAINS OF CULTURE

ENDS, LIMITS, AND DIRECTIONS IN THE GROWTH OF SCIENCE

CONCLUSION

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

INDEX OF WORKS

INDEX OF AUTHORS, EDITORS, AND TRANSLATORS

INDEX OF SUBJECTS

INDEX OF NAMES

VIBS.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

94-012-0385-7

1-4294-8125-0

OCLC:

714567404

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789401203852 DOI