The Worlds of Positivism: A Global Intellectual History, 1770-1930

Book Overview

Presents the first global history of positivism

Explores the relationship between natural sciences and the humanities, science and religion, and universalism and cultural diversity on a global scale through Positivism's culture of enquiry

Provides a geneaology of scientific governance, with important social and ethical implications for today

Appeals to scholars of intellectual history, global history, transnational history, sociology, and philosophy

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319880993
• ISBN13: 9783319880990
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 367 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"