Thermal Physics

图书标准信息

• 作者 Ralph Baierlein 著
• 出版社 Cambridge University Press
• 出版时间 1999-07
• ISBN 9780521658386
• 定价 676.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 460页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Inthis1991volume,JohnHedleyBrookeoffersanintroductionandcriticalguidetooneofthemostfascinatingandenduringissuesinthedevelopmentofthemodernworld:therelationshipbetweenscientificthoughtandreligiousbelief.Itiscommonknowledgethatinwesternsocietiestherehavebeenperiodsofcrisiswhennewsciencehasthreatenedestablishedauthority.ThetrialofGalileoin1633andtheuproarcausedbyDarwin'sOriginofSpecies(1859)aretwoofthemostfamousexamples.Takingaccountofrecentscholarshipinthehistoryofscience,Brooketakesafreshlookattheseandsimilarepisodes,showingthatscienceandreligionhavebeenmutuallyrelevantinsorichavarietyofwaysthatnosimplegeneralizationsarepossible.AspecialfeatureofthebookisthatBrookestandsbackfromgeneralthesesaffirming'conflict'orharmony',whichhavesooftenservedpartisaninterests.Hisobjectistorevealthesubtlety,complexity,anddiversityoftheinteractionasithastakenplaceinthepastandinthetwentiethcentury.