Science and Scientism in Nineteenth-Century Europe

Exploring the natural scientific foundations of far-reaching social ideologiesThe nineteenth century produced scientific and cultural revolutions that forever transformed modern European life. Although these critical developments are often studied independently, Richard G. Olson's Science and Scientism in Nineteenth-Century Europe provides an integrated account of the history of science and its impact on intellectual and social trends of the day. Focusing on the natural scientific foundations underlying liberalism, socialism, positivism, communism, and social Darwinism, Olson explores how these movements employed science to clarify their own understanding of Enlightenment ideals, as well as their understanding of progress, religion, industry, imperialism, and racism. Starting with the impact of the French Revolution on scientific thought, Olson engages with key texts from J. B. Say, Henri Saint-Simon, Kant, Goethe, Darwin, Walter Bagehot, and Edward Bellamy to demonstrate the complex set of forces that shaped nineteenth-century thinking.

History

OLSON, RICHARD

Europe

University of Illinois Press

Exploring the natural scientific foundations of far-reaching social ideologiesThe nineteenth century produced scientific and cultural revolutions that forever transformed modern European life. Although these critical developments are often studied independently, Richard G. Olson's Science and Scientism in Nineteenth-Century Europe provides an integrated account of the history of science and its impact on intellectual and social trends of the day. Focusing on the natural scientific foundations underlying liberalism, socialism, positivism, communism, and social Darwinism, Olson explores how these movements employed science to clarify their own understanding of Enlightenment ideals, as well as their understanding of progress, religion, industry, imperialism, and racism. Starting with the impact of the French Revolution on scientific thought, Olson engages with key texts from J. B. Say, Henri Saint-Simon, Kant, Goethe, Darwin, Walter Bagehot, and Edward Bellamy to demonstrate the complex set of forces that shaped nineteenth-century thinking.

Science Deified and Science Defied

Science & Math

Univ. Of California Pr.

Science Deified and Science Defied: The Historical Signifcance of Science in Western Culture, Vol. 1: From Bronze Age to the Beginnings of the Modern Era, ca 3500 B.C. to A.D. 1640 (v. 1)

Science Deified and Science Defied: The Historical Significance of Science in Western Culture, Vol. 1

University of California Press

Science Deified and Science Defied: The Historical Significance of Science in Western Culture : From the Early Modern Age Through the Early Romantic

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Richard Olson's magisterial two-volume work, Science Deified and Science Defied asks how, why, to what extent, and with what consequences scientific ideas have influenced Western culture. In Volume 2, Olson turns to Cartesianism and the extension of mathematical and mechanical philosophies that branched into every aspect of seventeenth-century thought.

Science Deified and Science Defied: The Historical Signifcance of Science in Western Culture, Volume 2

Examine how Olson identify and analyze competing and parallel developments in social-scientific thought, in particular the political economy of Central Europe whose formative ideas drew upon alchemy and the works of Paracelsus.

The Emergence of the Social Sciences 1642-1792 (Twayne's Studies in Intellectual and Cultural History)

Twayne Pub

The Emergence of the Social Sciences 1642-1792 (TWAYNE'S STUDIES IN INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY)

Highlights and Turning Points is an autobiographical sketch of growing up in a small New England town, heeding a perceived calling to become a teacher and spending a lifetime getting to that point. Laced together with mediocre poetry, changes imposed by time, family structure influence, strong friendships and a heart worn too often on my sleeve, the book highlights my personal strengths and vulnerabilities, and perhaps those of many people. I take pride in my turning point accomplishments as well as overcoming my addictions… finally discovering God’s gifts of grace, strength, love, mercy and endurance. However, universal truth was not my literary goal here. Years from now, when future generations have only a wrinkled, faded photograph to know me, I wanted there to be a first-hand written description of who that person was, what made him laugh or cry, what did he accomplish – if anything, why he lived and thought the way he did and where his core values came from. Each facet of life - being a son, student, friend, brother, soldier, husband, father, teacher, grandfather, patient, employee, traveler, neighbor or volunteer – regardless of the outcome - reflects a different image to the world. I do not want to be buried in the cemetery of historic oblivion shrouded in mistaken assumptions innuendoes and half-truths. My goal was to become a photograph with real authentic teachable meaning… good, bad or indifferent… and to pass on laughter.

Highlights and Turning Points: The Story of a Lifetime

Biographies & Memoirs

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

A Guide to Ministry Self-Care: Negotiating Today's Challenges with Resilience and Grace

A Guide to Ministry Self-Care offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of both the causes of stress and strategies for effective self-care. Written for both new and long-time ministers, the book addresses a wide range of life situations and explores many forms of self-care, from physical and financial to relational and spiritual.

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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Science and Scientism in Nineteenth-Century Europe

Science and Scientism in Nineteenth-Century Europe

Science Deified and Science Defied

Science Deified and Science Defied: The Historical Significance of Science in Western Culture, Vol. 1

Science Deified and Science Defied: The Historical Significance of Science in Western Culture : From the Early Modern Age Through the Early Romantic

Science Deified and Science Defied: The Historical Signifcance of Science in Western Culture, Volume 2

The Emergence of the Social Sciences 1642-1792 (Twayne's Studies in Intellectual and Cultural History)

The Emergence of the Social Sciences 1642-1792 (TWAYNE'S STUDIES IN INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY)

Highlights and Turning Points: The Story of a Lifetime

A Guide to Ministry Self-Care: Negotiating Today's Challenges with Resilience and Grace