Asia, Europe, and the Emergence of Modern Science: Knowledge Crossing Boundaries

Book Overview

This volume brings together essays from leading thinkers to examine what role Asian traditions of knowledge played in the rise of modern science in Europe, the implications this has for the epistemology of science, and whether pre-modern Asian traditions can provide resources for advancing scientific knowledge in future.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349440833
• ISBN13: 9781349440832
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"