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The sciences of the soul: the early modern origins of psychology
The Sciences of the Soul is the first attempt to explain the development of the disciplinary conception of psychology from its appearance in the late sixteenth century to its redefinition at the end of the seventeenth and its emergence as an institutionalized field in the eighteenth. More
Working Group Book
Einstein and the changing worldviews of physics
Lehner, Christoph; Renn, Jürgen; Schemmel, Matthias
This volume reviews conceptual conflicts at the foundations of physics now and in the past century. The focus is on the conditions and consequences of Einstein's pathbreaking achievements that sealed the decline of the classical notions of space, time, radiation, and matter, and resulted in the theory of relativity. More
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Himmels-Falten : zur Theatralität des Fliegens in der Frühen Neuzeit
Himmels-Falten eröffnet eine neue Perspektive auf die Geschichte der Luftfahrt, indem es das Theater der Frühen Neuzeit als einen Schauplatz aviatischer Wissensproduktion herausstellt. Es werden acht exemplarische Interferenzbereiche zwischen Flugkunst und -wissen in den Blick genommen. More
Edited Book
The German Physical Society and the Third Reich: physicists between autonomy and accommodation
Hoffmann, Dieter; Walker, Mark
This is a history of one of the oldest and most important scientific societies, the German Physical Society, during the Nazi regime and immediate postwar period. More
Edited Book
Critical neuroscience: a handbook of the social and cultural contexts of neuroscience
Choudhury, Suparna; Slaby, Jan
'Critical Neuroscience' brings together multi-disciplinary scholars from around the world to explore key social, historical and philosophical studies of neuroscience, and to analyze the socio-cultural implications of recent advances in the field. More
Edited Book
Science and faith within reason: reality, creation, life and design
In this book leading authors in the field of science and religion, highlight the oft-neglected and profound philosophical foundations that underlie some of the most frequent questions at the boundary between science and religion: the reality of knowledge, and the notions of creation, life and design. More
Edited Book
From earth-bound to satellite: telescopes, skills and networks
Morrison-Low, Alison D.; Dupré, Sven; Johnston, Stephen; Strano, Giorgio
Marking the anniversary of the telescope 's invention, these collected essays highlight a number of significant historical episodes concerning this well-loved instrument, which has played a crucial role in Man 's thinking about his position literally and philosophically in the universe. More
Edited Book
U4 du11-ga-ni sá mu-ni-ib-du11: ancient Near Eastern studies in memory of Blahoslav Hruška
This collection of papers by Bibek Hruška's friends, students and colleagues was intended as a 'Festschrift' to celebrate his 65th birthday in 2010. Sadly, his life came to an abrupt end almost full two years before. The contributions to this volume reflect Bibek's vast range of scholarly interests very well. More
Edited Book
Cultures of knowledge: technology in Chinese history
Looking at knowledge transmission as a cultural feature, this book isolates and examines the individual factors that affect knowledge in the making and created uniquely Chinese cultures of knowledge. The volume is organized into four sections: Internode, Imperial Court, Agora, and Scholarly Arts. More
Edited Book
One hundred years at the intersection of chemistry and physics: the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society 1911 - 2011
Steinhauser, Thomas; James, Jeremiah; Hoffmann, Dieter; Friedrich, Bretislav
The volume, occasioned by the centenary of the Fritz Haber Institute, formerly the Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, covers the institute's scientific and institutional history from its founding until the present. More
