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9780486277400 | Reissue edition (Dover Pubns, October 1, 1993), cover price $16.95
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9780486274959 | Reprint edition (Dover Pubns, April 1, 1993), cover price $22.95
In this classic work, the foremost historian of science in our time, George Sarton, sums up his reflections on the role of science and of the humanities in our culture. Voicing his opposition to the old-fashioned humanists on the one hand, and to the âuneducatedâ men of science and technicians on the other, Sarton points out to the former that the humanities without scientific are essentially incomplete. He warns the latter that without history, without philosophy, without arts and letters, without a living religion, human life on this planet would cease to be worthwhile. After outlining his âFaith of a Humanistâ in the opening section, Sarton goes on to analyze âThe History of Science and the History of Civilization,â to discuss the progress of scientific thought since ancient times in âEast and West,â and to propose the solution for the educational and cultural crisis of our time in âThe New Humanismâ and in âThe History of Science and the Problems of Today.â He concludes not only that science is a source of technological development that has changed the face of the earth and has convulsed our lives for good and evil, but that it nonetheless affords the best means of understanding the world, its people, and the multitude of their relationships. âScience is the conscience of mankind.â Included in this edition is Robert M. Mertonâs address before the Sarton Centennial meeting of November 1984. It is a stunning tour de force in its own right, providing insights into Sarton, teaching and research at Harvard in the 1930s, and the personal interaction between Sarton the mentor, and Merton the pupil. The essay supplements May Sartonâs earlier âInformal Portrait of George Sarton.â
Hardcover:
9780024154330, titled "Business Data Communications" | 2nd edition (Macmillan Coll Div, January 1, 1994), cover price $66.00 | also contains Business Data Communications
Paperback:
9780887387036 | Transaction Pub, November 1, 1987, cover price $30.95 | About this edition: In this classic work, the foremost historian of science in our time, George Sarton, sums up his reflections on the role of science and of the humanities in our culture.
Hardcover:
9780253352750 | Reissue edition (Indiana Univ Pr, July 1, 1977), cover price $19.50
Hardcover:
9780882751726 | Krieger Pub Co, June 1, 1975, cover price $608.00
Product Description: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible...read more
Hardcover:
9780836924725 | Ayer Co Pub, June 1, 1971, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
Hardcover:
9780674789456 | Harvard Univ Pr, January 1, 1962, cover price $11.00 | About this edition: Book by Sarton, George
Hardcover:
9780674400511 | Harvard Univ Pr, January 1, 1952, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Book by Sarton, George
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