[PDF.59hl] Science in the Age of Sensibility: The Sentimental Empiricists of the French Enlightenment

Science in the Age of Sensibility: The Sentimental Empiricists of the French Enlightenment

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 | #1805021 in Books |  2002-12-15 |  2002-12-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.00 x1.00 x6.00l,1.05 | File type: PDF | 345 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| An exciting history of the evolution of medicine.|By Bruce Rapley|A wonderful book, elegantly written that provides a unique perspective on the fascinating history of the art and science of medicine. History that is very readable. An excellent book for those interested in history or just curious about the development of modern man.|1 of 2 people found the following review help| |J. Russell Major Prize for best book in French History, American Historical Association, 2004

Berkshire Conference First Book Prize, shortlist, 2002|

"[A] thoughtful, subtle book .... Some scholars hav

Empiricism today implies the dispassionate scrutiny of facts. But Jessica Riskin finds that in the French Enlightenment, empiricism was intimately bound up with sensibility. In what she calls a "sentimental empiricism," natural knowledge was taken to rest on a blend of experience and emotion.

Riskin argues that sentimental empiricism brought together ideas and institutions, practices and politics. She shows, for instance, how the study of blindness, led by id...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Science in the Age of Sensibility: The Sentimental Empiricists of the French Enlightenment   |  Jessica Riskin. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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