Author: Willy Ley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
Animaux Fabuleux
Author: Willy Ley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
Animaux fabuleux
Author: Willy Ley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : fr
Pages :
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Science, Fables and Chimeras
Author: Philippe Murillo
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443854441
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The history of science provides numerous examples of the way in which imagination, religion and mythology have sometimes helped and sometimes hindered scientific progress. While established ideas and beliefs clearly held back the discoveries of Copernicus, Galileo and Darwin, the intuitive knowledge found in mythology, art and religion has often proved useful in indicating new ways in which to explore or represent new knowledge of the world. Stories, fables and images have contributed to drawing a fuller picture of the past, understanding the present and imagining the future. The essays in this book, written by academics, writers and artists from various fields ranging from La Fontaine’s fables to nanotechnology and modern art, all point out the ways in which imagination works its way into all the fields of knowledge. At both ends of the spectrum, the hybrid nature of the chimera emerges as a pivotal symbol of both man’s predation instinct and a powerful symbol of his fear of extinction. This interdisciplinary book, weaving together visual representation, literature, mysticism, and science, will appeal to historians of science, philosophy, art and religion. It will also be of interest to scholars in cultural studies and anthropology. Drawing on recent scientific research and artistic production, the volume will additionally interest a wider audience wishing to learn more about man’s obsession and fascination with the potent symbolism of dinosaurs and dragons and all hybrid forms generated by the human imagination and recent technology.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443854441
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The history of science provides numerous examples of the way in which imagination, religion and mythology have sometimes helped and sometimes hindered scientific progress. While established ideas and beliefs clearly held back the discoveries of Copernicus, Galileo and Darwin, the intuitive knowledge found in mythology, art and religion has often proved useful in indicating new ways in which to explore or represent new knowledge of the world. Stories, fables and images have contributed to drawing a fuller picture of the past, understanding the present and imagining the future. The essays in this book, written by academics, writers and artists from various fields ranging from La Fontaine’s fables to nanotechnology and modern art, all point out the ways in which imagination works its way into all the fields of knowledge. At both ends of the spectrum, the hybrid nature of the chimera emerges as a pivotal symbol of both man’s predation instinct and a powerful symbol of his fear of extinction. This interdisciplinary book, weaving together visual representation, literature, mysticism, and science, will appeal to historians of science, philosophy, art and religion. It will also be of interest to scholars in cultural studies and anthropology. Drawing on recent scientific research and artistic production, the volume will additionally interest a wider audience wishing to learn more about man’s obsession and fascination with the potent symbolism of dinosaurs and dragons and all hybrid forms generated by the human imagination and recent technology.
Science, Folklore and Ideology
Author: G. E. R. Lloyd
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521253147
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Taking a set of central issues from ancient Greek medicine and biology, this book studies firstly, the interaction between scientific theorising and folklore or popular assumptions; secondly, the ideological character of scientific inquiry. Topics of interest in the philosphy and sociology of science illuminated here include the relationship between primitive thought and early science, the roles of the consensus on the scientific community, tradition and the authority of the written text, in the development of science.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521253147
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Taking a set of central issues from ancient Greek medicine and biology, this book studies firstly, the interaction between scientific theorising and folklore or popular assumptions; secondly, the ideological character of scientific inquiry. Topics of interest in the philosphy and sociology of science illuminated here include the relationship between primitive thought and early science, the roles of the consensus on the scientific community, tradition and the authority of the written text, in the development of science.
Author:
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385046149
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385046149
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1626
Book Description
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1626
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ArchæoZoologia
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Animal remains (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Vols. for 1987- contain proceedings of the 5th- International Conferences of Archaeozoology.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal remains (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Vols. for 1987- contain proceedings of the 5th- International Conferences of Archaeozoology.
Les animaux fabuleux
Author: Denise Crolle-Terzaghi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782298160420
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages : 141
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9782298160420
Category :
Languages : fr
Pages : 141
Book Description
The Ashgate Research Companion to Monsters and the Monstrous
Author: Asa Simon Mittman
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351894315
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
The field of monster studies has grown significantly over the past few years and this companion provides a comprehensive guide to the study of monsters and the monstrous from historical, regional and thematic perspectives. The collection reflects the truly multi-disciplinary nature of monster studies, bringing in scholars from literature, art history, religious studies, history, classics, and cultural and media studies. The companion will offer scholars and graduate students the first comprehensive and authoritative review of this emergent field.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351894315
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
The field of monster studies has grown significantly over the past few years and this companion provides a comprehensive guide to the study of monsters and the monstrous from historical, regional and thematic perspectives. The collection reflects the truly multi-disciplinary nature of monster studies, bringing in scholars from literature, art history, religious studies, history, classics, and cultural and media studies. The companion will offer scholars and graduate students the first comprehensive and authoritative review of this emergent field.
Studies in Greek Colour Terminology
Author: P.G. Maxwell-Stuart
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004327835
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004327835
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description