Newtonianism for the Ladies and Other Uneducated Souls: The Popularization of Science in Leipzig, 1687-1750

Author:   Moira R. Rogers ,  Peter D G Brown
Publisher:   Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Edition:   illustrated edition
Volume:   6
ISBN:  

9780820450292


Pages:   181
Publication Date:   21 May 2003
Format:   Hardback
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Newtonianism for the Ladies and Other Uneducated Souls: The Popularization of Science in Leipzig, 1687-1750


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In the course of the eighteenth century, lay people came to see science as an authority beyond criticism. The cultural status that science acquired continued for centuries and, even though it has been challenged in our times, science is still one of our main sources of meaning. In spite of universalist claims, eighteenth-century philosophers and popularizers did not grant women-traditionally the emblem of the uneducated-access to the sanctuary of science. Rather, the popularization of science functioned as an effective means for preaching the Enlightenment gospel to an educated laity. Popular science works are fragments in the composition of a new human and social ideal, in which science plays a crucial part. They are key building blocks in the construction of a learned worldview shaped by Enlightenment ideals, tensions, and contradictions.

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Author:   Moira R. Rogers ,  Peter D G Brown
Publisher:   Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint:   Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Edition:   illustrated edition
Volume:   6
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9780820450292


ISBN 10:   0820450294
Pages:   181
Publication Date:   21 May 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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The Author: Moira R. Rogers is Associate Professor of International Studies and Coordinator of Foreign Language Programs at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas. A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, she received her Ph.D. in science and technology studies from the Center for Studies of Science in Society, Virginia Tech. She is the author of several articles and a member of: Phi Beta Delta, the Honor Society for International Scholars; Sigma Xi, the National Research Society; and Phi Kappa Phi.

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