In Objectivity in the Making Julie Robin Solomon describes how disinterestedness became a dominant principle of intellectual modernity by examining Bacon's notion of scientific self-distancing against the background of early modern political ideology, socioeconomic behavior, and traditions of l...

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1. Verfasser:	Solomon, Julie Robin (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Baltimore ; London The Johns Hopkins University Press [1998]
Schlagworte:	Bacon, Francis <Viscount St. Albans, 1561-1626> - Contributions in concept of objectivity Bacon, Francis <1561-1626> Bacon, Francis > 1561-1626 Geschichte 1600-1700 Objectiviteit Ontstaansgeschiedenis Politieke aspecten Geschichte Politik Objectivity > History > 17th century Objektivität
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Zusammenfassung:	In Objectivity in the Making Julie Robin Solomon describes how disinterestedness became a dominant principle of intellectual modernity by examining Bacon's notion of scientific self-distancing against the background of early modern political ideology, socioeconomic behavior, and traditions of learning. Solomon places Bacon between two cultures - Jacobean monarchical mercantilism and the self-distancing strategies of early-seventeenth-century traders and travelers. She shows that - by virtue of his prominent political position within the Jacobean court, familiarity with prevailing commercial practices, and humanistic learning - he made signal contributions to natural philosophy. While arguing how much the rise of scientific objectivity owed to sociohistorical circumstances, Solomon nonetheless challenges the single-minded reliance upon the explanatory power of social-construction theory within the context of literary and cultural studies of science.
Beschreibung:	xix, 321 Seite
ISBN:	0801856752