ISBN:
9780367371715
Language:
English
Pages:
xiv, 277 Seiten
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Science and scientification in South Asia and Europe
DDC:
303.48/3094
Keywords:
Science Social aspects
;
Science Social aspects
;
Science and the humanities History
;
Science and the humanities History
;
Science and civilizationf bar
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Südasien
;
Europa
;
Wissenschaft
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
Introduction to part I / Axel Michaels -- The art of grammar in context : 'science', human interest, and the construction of cultural and political worlds / Jan E.M. Houben -- Sanskrit and computer science / Anand Mishra -- Mathematics and Vedic mathematics / Axel Michaels -- The birth of the (exorcism) clinic : media, modernity, and the Jinn / William S. Sax -- The science question in alternative agricultures : zero budget natural farming and the emergence of agronomical pluralism in India / Daniel Münster -- Counting food? The pitfalls of caloric conception of nutrition and alternative theories of food / V. Sujatha -- Thinking about agriculture in an industrialising economy : an essay / Susan Visvanathan -- Introduction to part II: Philosophy, anthropology and history of the humanities / Christoph Wulf -- The dominance of scientific knowledge and the devaluation of other forms of knowledge / Christoph Wulf -- Modernity, colonialism and the "science of language" / Franson Manjali -- Scientism of early modern age and the prevailing scholastic discourse on principium individuationis / Babu Thaliath -- Prolegomenon to the study of science and religion. A philosophical and historical reflection / Dhruv Raina -- Technoscientific knowledge versus deep knowledge / Gabriele Sorgo -- Science cannot do it alone : habits, environment, and the enchantment of beauty / Mariagrazia Portera -- Knowledge and science in the art of living / Jörg Zirfas -- Transforming knowledge into cognitive basis of policies : a cosmopolitan from below approach / Vando Borghi -- The limits of science from the standpoint of philosophy / Jacques Poulain.
Abstract:
"This volume critically examines the role of science in the humanities and social sciences. It studies how cultures and societies in South Asia and Europe underwent a transformation with the adoption or adaptation of scientific methods, turning ancient cultural processes and phenomena into an enhanced scientific structure. The essays in this book discuss the development of science as a method in modern and historical contexts, and the differences between modern science, scientification, and pseudoscience. They study the interactions between bodies of knowledge such as Sanskrit and computer science; mathematics and Vedic mathematics; science and philosophy Drawing on textual material, extensive fieldwork and in-depth interviews, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of philosophy, Indology, history, linguistics, history and philosophy of science, and social science"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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