Grand theories and everyday beliefs : science, philosophy, and their histories / Wallace Matson.

Author/creator Matson, Wallace I.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Descriptionxiv, 223 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Portion of title Science, philosophy, and their histories
Contents Introduction -- A brief history of coping -- Language -- High and low beliefs -- The "will to believe" -- Eden -- Babylon -- Miletus: the invention of science -- Anaximander and anaximenes -- Science and philosophy come to Italy -- Athens I -- Atomism -- Athens II: Plato -- Athens III: Aristotle -- Alexandria -- Beliefs about believers -- Jerusalem collides with Athens -- Cartesianism -- Miletus preserved I: Hobbes -- Institutions -- Miletus preserved II: Spinoza -- The strange case of David Hume -- Ethics without edification -- L'envoi -- Conclusion?
Local noteLittle-3051310595672
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-214) and index.
LCCN 2011004981
ISBN9780199812691 (alk. paper)
ISBN0199812691 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks BD161 .M36 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold