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<p><p><b>exploring The Natural Scientific Foundations Of Far-reaching Social Ideologies</b> <p>the Nineteenth Century Produced Scientific And Cultural Revolutions That Forever Transformed Modern European Life. Although These Critical Developments Are Often Studied Independently, Richard G. Olson's <i>science And Scientism In </i><i>nineteenth-century Europe</i> Provides An Integrated Account Of The History Of Science And Its Impact On Intellectual And Social Trends Of The Day. Focusing On The Natural Scientific Foundations Underlying Liberalism, Socialism, Positivism, Communism, And Social Darwinism, Olson Explores How These Movements Employed Science To Clarify Their Own Understanding Of Enlightenment Ideals, As Well As Their Understanding Of Progress, Religion, Industry, Imperialism, And Racism. Starting With The Impact Of The French Revolution On Scientific Thought, Olson Engages With Key Texts From J. B. Say, Henri Saint-simon, Kant, Goethe, Darwin, Walter Bagehot, And Edward Bellamy To Demonstrate The Complex Set Of Forces That Shaped Nineteenth-century Thinking.</p></p>
- Author
- Richard Olson, (1940- )
- Publisher
- Urbana: University of Illinois Press
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780252031885
- Subjects
- Science, History, Mathematics
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