Finding Order in Nature读书介绍
| 类别 | 页数 | 译者 | 网友评分 | 年代 | 出版社 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 书籍 | 152页 | 2000 | The Johns Hopkins University Press |
| 定价 | 出版日期 | 最近访问 | 访问指数 |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD 39.95 | 2000-06-06 … | 2022-10-29 … | 21 |
Since natural history emerged in the middle of the 18th century, it has been at the heart of the life sciences. It gave rise to the major organizing theory of life - evolution - and continues to be a vital science with impressive practical value. Central to ecology, agriculture, medicine and environmental science, natural history attracts enormous popular interest. In this work, Paul Farber traces the development of the naturalist tradition since the 18th century and considers its relationship to other research areas in the life sciences. Written for the general reader and student alike, the volume explores the adventures of early naturalists, the ideas that lay behind classification systems, the development of museums and zoos, and the range of motives that led collectors to collect. Farber also explores the importance of sociocultural contexts, institutional settings, and government funding in the story of this durable discipline.
作者简介保罗·劳伦斯·法伯 (1944年-)，美国科学史家，科学史博士，俄勒冈州立大学科学史系荣休教授。美国科学促进会（AAAS）会员，曾任科学史学会（HSS）会长（2010~2011年）。主要研究方向为自然科学学科的发展历史，尤其是鸟类学和博物学传统。著有《发现鸟类： 鸟类学的诞生（1760-1850）》等书。
译者 杨莎，北京大学哲学博士。现为西北大学科学史高等研究院讲师，主要研究方向为博物学史、植物学史和意识哲学。
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