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Science, Folklore and Ideology: Studies in the Life Sciences in Ancient Greece

By G.E.R. Lloyd

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1983
ISBN
0521253144, 9780521253147
LCC
R723 .L58 1983
Open Library ID
OL22007795M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10830903 bytes)
Pages
272\272
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

Taking a set of central issues from ancient Greek medicine and biology, this book studies firstly, the interaction between scientific theorising and folklore or popular assumptions; secondly, the ideological character of scientific inquiry. Topics of interest in the philosphy and sociology of science illuminated here include the relationship between primitive thought and early science, the roles of the consensus on the scientific community, tradition and the authority of the written text, in the development of science.

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