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基本説明
This study examines the ways in which two minorities in Britain - the Quaker and Anglo-Jewish communities - engaged with science. The responses of both communities to the Netwonian worldview and Darwin's theory of evolution, are of central interest.
Full Description
How do science and religion interact? This study examines the ways in which two minorities in Britain - the Quaker and Anglo-Jewish communities - engaged with science. Drawing on a wealth of documentary material, much of which has not been analysed by previous historians, Geoffrey Cantor charts the participation of Quakers and Jews in many different aspects of science: scientific research, science education, science-related careers, and scientific institutions. The responses of both communities to the challenge of modernity posed by innovative scientific theories, such as the Newtonian worldview and Darwin's theory of evolution, are of central interest.
Contents
1. Introduction: Science in 'Dissenting' Religious Communities ; 2. Two Communities ; 3. Education and Careers ; 4. Scientific Institutions ; 5. Trajectories in Science ; 6. Quaker Attitudes and Practices ; 7. Quaker Responses to Evolution ; 8. Jewish Attitudes and Practices ; 9. Jewish Responses to Evolution ; 10. Historical Comparisons and Historiographical Reflections