Francesca Rochberg
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780226406138
- eISBN:
- 9780226406275
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226406275.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
This introductory chapter sets the stage for the investigation of the fundamental questions of the book. The first is the historical question, namely, if science is understood as the inquiry about ...
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This introductory chapter sets the stage for the investigation of the fundamental questions of the book. The first is the historical question, namely, if science is understood as the inquiry about nature and its phenomena, how do cuneiform texts relate to the larger framework of the history of science? A related philosophical question is: What kind of science is it that does not have nature as its conscious object of inquiry? And finally, from the point of view of the cultural values we attach to science and scientific knowledge, we might ask in what way can knowledge that is not consciously directed at nature be usefully counted as science?Less
This introductory chapter sets the stage for the investigation of the fundamental questions of the book. The first is the historical question, namely, if science is understood as the inquiry about nature and its phenomena, how do cuneiform texts relate to the larger framework of the history of science? A related philosophical question is: What kind of science is it that does not have nature as its conscious object of inquiry? And finally, from the point of view of the cultural values we attach to science and scientific knowledge, we might ask in what way can knowledge that is not consciously directed at nature be usefully counted as science?
Thomas Fisher
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780816698875
- eISBN:
- 9781452954264
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- DOI:
- 10.5749/minnesota/9780816698875.003.0011
- Subject:
- Art, Design
This chapter expands on the connection between human and environmental health by considering the diverse ethical reasons for protecting open space and the natural environment. It reviews our various ...
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This chapter expands on the connection between human and environmental health by considering the diverse ethical reasons for protecting open space and the natural environment. It reviews our various conceptions of nature and its value, and examines our responsibilities toward environmental health in an increasingly overcrowded worldLess
This chapter expands on the connection between human and environmental health by considering the diverse ethical reasons for protecting open space and the natural environment. It reviews our various conceptions of nature and its value, and examines our responsibilities toward environmental health in an increasingly overcrowded world
