中南民族大学图书馆书目检索系统

Online Public Access Catalogue

题名/责任者:

The evolution of knowledge : rethinking science for the Anthropocene / Jürgen Renn.

出版发行项:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]

ISBN:

9780691171982 (hardcover)

ISBN:

069117198X (hardcover)

其它标准号:

40029762134

载体形态项:

xviii, 561 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

个人责任者:

Renn, Jürgen, 1956- author.

论题主题:

Science-Philosophy.

论题主题:

Science-History.

论题主题:

Knowledge, Theory of.

论题主题:

SCIENCE / History.

论题主题:

Science.

论题主题:

Science-Philosophy.

论题主题:

Anthropoz?n

论题主题:

Kulturwandel

论题主题:

Philosophie

论题主题:

Technologie

论题主题:

Wissenschaft

论题主题:

Wissenschaftstransfer

体裁索引词:

History.

中图法分类号:

N02

书目附注:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [435]-541) and index.

内容附注:

The story of this book -- Part 1: What is science? What is knowledge? History of science in the Anthropocene ; Elements of a historical theory of human knowledge -- Part 2: How knowledge structures change. The historical nature of abstraction and representation ; Structural changes in systems of knowledge ; External representations at work ; Mental models at work ; The nature of scientific revolutions -- Part 3: How knowledge structures affect society and vice versa. The economy of knowledge ; An economy of practical knowledge ; Knowledge economies in history -- Part 4: How knowledge spreads. The globalization of knowledge in history ; The multiple origins of the natural sciences ; Epistemic networks -- Part 5: On what knowledge our future depends. Epistemic evolution ; Exodus from the Holocene ; Knowledge for the Anthropocene ; Science and the challenges of huumanity.

摘要附注:

This book presents a new way of thinking about the history of science and technology, one that offers a grand narrative of human history in which knowledge serves as a critical factor of cultural evolution. Jurgen Renn examines the role of knowledge in global transformations going back to the dawn of civilization while providing vital perspectives on the complex challenges confronting us today in the Anthropocene-this new geological epoch shaped by humankind. Renn reframes the history of science and technology within a much broader history of knowledge, analyzing key episodes such as the evolution of writing, the emergence of science in the ancient world, the Scientific Revolution of early modernity, the globalization of knowledge, industrialization, and the profound transformations wrought by modern science. He investigates the evolution of knowledge using an array of disciplines and methods, from cognitive science and experimental psychology to earth science and evolutionary biology. The result is an entirely new framework for understanding structural changes in systems of knowledge-and a bold new approach to the history and philosophy of science. Written by one of today's preeminent historians of science, The Evolution of Knowledge features discussions of historiographical themes, a glossary of key terms, and practical insights on global issues ranging from climate change to digital capitalism. This incisive book also serves as an invaluable introduction to the history of knowledge.

豆瓣简介：