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1.The Scientific Life: A Moral History of a Late Modern VocationThe Scientific Life: A Moral History of a Late Modern Vocation
from University Of Chicago Press
Price: $18.18

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This should have been an fascinating important book. The life of a scientist is like an artist's: a high price must be paid to follow the muse. Too little has been written on the personal cost/benefit of choosing a scientific life or the impact on society of too many not doing so. In these times of... more info

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2.Leviathan and the Air-PumpLeviathan and the Air-Pump
from Princeton University Press
Price: $35.00

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The authors begin their review of the 17th-century Hobbes-Boyle controversy by declaring their intent to take a strongly pro-Hobbes stance, so it is not surprising that they end by concluding that "Hobbes was right". (About what, is not clear.)

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3.The Scientific Revolution (science * culture)The Scientific Revolution (science * culture)
from University Of Chicago Press
Price: $7.42

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Perhaps the best, concise review by an established scholar. Worth it for the first chapter alone, which reviews the intellectual background and the philosophy of the revolution.

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4.A Social History of Truth: Civility and Science in Seventeenth-Century England (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series)A Social History of Truth: Civility and Science in Seventeenth-Century England (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series)
from University Of Chicago Press
Price: $22.96

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In this study, largely influenced by sociological theory, Steven Shapin explores the origins and practices of the seventeenth-century English experimental philosophy. He contends that this is "a story about the gentlemanly constitution of scientific truth . . . preexisting gentlemanly practices... more info

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5.El Leviathan y La Bomba de Vacio (Spanish Edition)El Leviathan y La Bomba de Vacio (Spanish Edition)
from Universidad Nacional de Quilmes
Price: $15.93

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6.Science Incarnate: Historical Embodiments of Natural KnowledgeScience Incarnate: Historical Embodiments of Natural Knowledge
from University Of Chicago Press
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7.[no image]La Revolucion Cientifica (Spanish Edition)
from Ediciones Paidos Iberica
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8.[no image]Mad Genius Controversy: Study in the Sociology of Development (Sociological Observations)
from Sage Publications, Inc

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9.[no image]The Scientific Revolution
from University of Chicago Press

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10.[no image]A Social History of Truth Civility and Science in Seventeenth-CenturyEngland
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