Alfred North Whitehead's SCIENCE AND THE MODERN WORLD, originally published in 1925, redefines the concept of modern science. Presaging by more than half a century most of today's cutting-edge thought on the cultural ramifications of science and technology, Whitehead demands that readers understand and celebrate the contemporary, historical, and cultural context of scientific discovery. Taking readers through the history of modern science, Whitehead shows how cultural history has affected science over the ages in relation to such major intellectual themes as romanticism, relativity, quantum theory, religion, and movements for social progress.
- ISBN13 9780521800617
- Publish Date 1 January 2000 (first published 1 January 1967)
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 11 April 2000
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Cambridge University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Language English