Books by Simon Schaffer
“This is an incredibly influential book, really, really brilliant… This is written by a historian of science and a sociologist of science together. What they’re doing is trying to look at how social identity and political issues play a role in the types of arguments that people make, and in the way they approach science and, in particular, whether they embrace experimentalism or not.” Read more...
The best books on The Scientific Revolution
Vera Keller, Historian
Interviews where books by Simon Schaffer 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
by William Eamon -
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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
by Barbara Shapiro -
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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.
