Science Between Myth And History

Author : José G. Perillán
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198864965
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science Between Myth and History written by José G. Perillán and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science Between Myth and History explores scientific storytelling and its implications on the teaching, practice, and public perception of science. In communicating their science, scientists tend to use historical narratives for important rhetorical purposes. This text explores the implications of doing this.

Author : José G. Perillán
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192634151
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science Between Myth and History written by José G. Perillán and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientists regularly employ historical narrative as a rhetorical tool in their communication of science, yet there's been little reflection on its effects within scientific communities and beyond. Science Between Myth and History begins to unravel these threads of influence. The stories scientists tell are not just poorly researched scholarly histories, they are myth-histories, a chimeric genre that bridges distinct narrative modes. This study goes beyond polarizing questions about who owns the history of science and establishes a common ground from which to better understand the messy and lasting legacy of the stories scientists tell. It aims to stimulate vigorous conversation among science practitioners, scholars, and communicators. Scientific myth-histories undoubtedly deliver value, coherence, and inspiration to their communities. They are tools used to broker scientific consensus, resolve controversies, and navigate power dynamics. Yet beyond the explicit intent and rationale behind their use, these narratives tend to have great rhetorical power and social agency that bear unintended consequences. This book unpacks the concept of myth-history and explores four case studies in which scientist storytellers use their narratives to teach, build consensus, and inform the broader public. From geo-politically informed quantum interpretation debates to high-stakes gene-editing patent disputes, these case studies illustrate the implications of storytelling in science. Science Between Myth and History calls on scientists not to eschew writing about their history, but to take more account of the stories they tell and the image of science they project. In this time of eroding common ground, when many find themselves dependent on, yet distrustful of scientific research, this book interrogates the effects of mismatched, dissonant portraits of science.

Author : Tok Thompson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190222794
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Truth of Myth written by Tok Thompson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-03 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Truth of Myth is a thorough and accessible introduction to the study of myth, surveying the intellectual history of the topic, methods for studying myth cross-culturally, and emerging trends. Readers will encounter insightful commentaries on such questions as: What is the relation of mythology to religion? To science? To popular culture? Did the events recounted in myths actually occur? Why does the term "myth" have so many contradictory definitions and connotations? Offering serious students with an intellectual "toolkit" for launching into this fascinating field, the book is especially useful in conjunction with case studies of individual mythological traditions.

Author : Nasser Zakariya
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022647612X
Total Pages : 563 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Final Story written by Nasser Zakariya and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Towards a Final Story is the first history of the modern scientific epic. These epic stories pull together our knowledge of the universe, uniting material and biological origins, from beginning to end. The authors of these epics--among them Carl Sagan, E.O. Wilson, and Steven Weinberg--saw their task as providing an integrated schema that would not only bring together but also go beyond the particular scientific results and disciplines available as they wrote their histories. Nasser Zakariya traces how such epic stories could achieve what they claimed, how they inhabit culture and politics, and how they arrived at the present moment from a period in the previous century when inquiries into ultimate origins were regarded by many as unscientific and unanswerable. These prominent, popular historical narratives of science are important forms of knowledge in their own right. They expose what science means in the wider culture and at the same time focus attention on the near paradoxical nature of a universal history narrated by humanity for humanity.

Author : Gregory Allen Schrempp
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773539891
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Mythology of Modern Science written by Gregory Allen Schrempp and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2012 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the nature of myth-making and its surprising appearance in popular science writing.

Author : Ronald L. Numbers
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674057414
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion written by Ronald L. Numbers and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-08 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If we want nonscientists and opinion-makers in the press, the lab, and the pulpit to take a fresh look at the relationship between science and religion, Ronald L. Numbers suggests that we must first dispense with the hoary myths that have masqueraded too long as historical truths. Until about the 1970s, the dominant narrative in the history of science had long been that of science triumphant, and science at war with religion. But a new generation of historians both of science and of the church began to examine episodes in the history of science and religion through the values and knowledge of the actors themselves. Now Ronald Numbers has recruited the leading scholars in this new history of science to puncture the myths, from Galileo’s incarceration to Darwin’s deathbed conversion to Einstein’s belief in a personal God who “didn’t play dice with the universe.” The picture of science and religion at each other’s throats persists in mainstream media and scholarly journals, but each chapter in Galileo Goes to Jail shows how much we have to gain by seeing beyond the myths.

Author : George William Cox
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783744778466
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to the Science of Comparative Mythology and Folklore written by George William Cox and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-12 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Introduction to the Science of Comparative Mythology and Folklore is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1883. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Author : Karen Armstrong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780739463901
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Short History of Myth written by Karen Armstrong and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human beings have always been mythmakers. Theologian Armstrong here investigates myth: what it is, how it has evolved, and why we still so desperately need it. She takes us from the Paleolithic period and the myths of the hunters, up to the Great Western Transformation of the last five hundred years and the discrediting of myth by science. The history of myth is the history of humanity, our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, which link us to our ancestors and each other.--From publisher description.

Author : Tito Vignoli
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myth and Science written by Tito Vignoli and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the fascinating interplay between myth and science in this thought-provoking book. The book delves into the intrinsic law of our faculties of apprehension through exploring the origins and sources of myth, as well as the sensation and perception of animals and humans. With a focus on the historical evolution of myth and science, the book also addresses the intriguing topics of dreams, illusions, and hallucinations, including abnormal experiences such as delirium and madness. This book is a must-read for those curious about the complex relationship between ancient mythologies and modern scientific understanding, and how the two have shaped our perception of the world around us.

Author : George William 1827-1902 Cox
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781374511569
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book INTRO TO THE SCIENCE OF COMPAR written by George William 1827-1902 Cox and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.