Books by Barbara Shapiro
“What Barbara Shapiro did is show how that idea about that level of proof comes from legal concepts, such as proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Now we think of facts coming from science, that science is the mother of all facts. Shapiro showed that science, including in the work of figures like Boyle and the Royal Society, borrowed the language of fact from law, that it was in the law court that you’re trying to prove fact. The whole point of fact is that it is something that was done by humans.” Read more...
The best books on The Scientific Revolution
Vera Keller, Historian
Interviews where books by Barbara Shapiro were recommended
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Wonders and the Order of Nature 1150-1750
by Lorraine Daston and Katharine Park -
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Science and the Secrets of Nature: Books of Secrets in Medieval and Early Modern Culture
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Leviathan and the Air-Pump
by Simon Schaffer & Steven Shapin -
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Probability and Certainty in 17th Century England. A Study of the Relationships between Natural Science, Religion, History, Law and Literature
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The Business of Alchemy: Science and Culture in the Holy Roman Empire
by Pamela Smith
The best books on The Scientific Revolution, recommended by Vera Keller
The best books on The Scientific Revolution, recommended by Vera Keller
The scientific revolution is often seen as having transformed the way we think and ushered in the modern world, but in highlighting the work of a few key individuals, it has distorted the reality of how science advances in society and how it interacts with truth. Here, Vera Keller, Professor of History at the University of Oregon, challenges popularly held assumptions about the scientific revolution and explains how its meaning, significance and importance have been disputed and misunderstood.
