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Description:Taking the history of science full circle to look at how scientists developed their ideas about history, The Discovery of Time is a provoking companion to The Architecture of Matter & The Fabric of the Heavens. Authors Toulmin & Goodfield explore the evolution of thinking about the past clearly & plainly, showing the interplay & conflict between natural philosophy & religious dogma that continue today. Beginning their story in prehistoric traditions of oral history, which functioned to preserve cultural & spiritual truths, they examine the ancients' relationship with their past as it related to their explanations for the way things had come to be. The Greeks began incorporating what we would recognize as historical elements into their writings, blending the legends of the past with their philosophical thinking. The exquisitely demonstrated expansion & contraction of the perceived past, from the calculation of the date of the biblical Creation to modern ideas about the Big Bang, shake modern readers' certainty--essential for any new understanding. The drama of Kant, Vico, Darwin, Lyell & others competing for the world's attention to create the greatest change in the history of history late in the 19th century is compelling reading & closes the book on a tentative note. Toulmin & Goodfield tame a complex, important subject & our comprehension of past & present is richer for it.--Rob Lightner (edited)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Discovery of Time. To get started finding The Discovery of Time, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Taking the history of science full circle to look at how scientists developed their ideas about history, The Discovery of Time is a provoking companion to The Architecture of Matter & The Fabric of the Heavens. Authors Toulmin & Goodfield explore the evolution of thinking about the past clearly & plainly, showing the interplay & conflict between natural philosophy & religious dogma that continue today. Beginning their story in prehistoric traditions of oral history, which functioned to preserve cultural & spiritual truths, they examine the ancients' relationship with their past as it related to their explanations for the way things had come to be. The Greeks began incorporating what we would recognize as historical elements into their writings, blending the legends of the past with their philosophical thinking. The exquisitely demonstrated expansion & contraction of the perceived past, from the calculation of the date of the biblical Creation to modern ideas about the Big Bang, shake modern readers' certainty--essential for any new understanding. The drama of Kant, Vico, Darwin, Lyell & others competing for the world's attention to create the greatest change in the history of history late in the 19th century is compelling reading & closes the book on a tentative note. Toulmin & Goodfield tame a complex, important subject & our comprehension of past & present is richer for it.--Rob Lightner (edited)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Discovery of Time. To get started finding The Discovery of Time, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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