Puritanism and the Rise of Modern Science: The Merton Thesis
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Fifty years ago, Robert K. Merton published 'Science, Technology and Society in Seventeenth Century England,' demonstrating quantitatively that Puritans and other ascetic Protestants were disproportionately well represented among the new scientific community of England. He argued that, for these scientists, the Puritan ethic 'was at once a direct expression of dominant values and an independent source of new motivation.' The Merton Thesis, as it has become known, about the role of religious values in science provoked great discussion among historians and sociologists of science and religion, and the debate continues today.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0813515297
ISBN13:9780813515298
Release Date:August 1990
Publisher:Rutgers University Press
Length:402 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
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