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The Scientific Revolution

Steven Shapin

Was there really a single Scientific Revolution, or is that a neat story told about a messier change in how people came to know nature?

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Author
Steven Shapin

Why read it

  • You will question the neat story that modern thinking arrived in one big moment
  • You will learn to ask what a body of knowledge was for, and not only whether it was true
  • You will ask how we know what we know, and not only what we know

Who it is for

  • A reader of science and ideas who distrusts neat origin stories
  • A teacher or student of the history of science
  • Someone who wants to think about why science is trusted

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. One: WHAT WAS KNOWN?
  3. Two: HOW WAS IT KNOWN?
  4. Three: WHAT WAS THE KNOWLEDGE FOR?
  5. Bibliographic Essay

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