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Ideas Under Fire: Historical Studies of Philosophy and Science in Adversity

Ideas Under Fire: Historical Studies of Philosophy and Science in Adversity

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PhilosophySports GeneralGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1611475422
ISBN13: 9781611475425
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Published: Nov 16 2012
Pages: 386
Weight: 1.60
Height: 1.30 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
The history of Western philosophy and science is marked by numerous moments when a major development has emerged from conditions that are manifestly adverse to intellectual activity. This book surveys a wide range of cases, and considers how these achievements were possible and how adversity helped shape the ideas that emerged.

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