Science and Nature: Past, Present, and Future

Science and Nature brings together the work and insights of historian Carolyn Merchant on the history of science, environmental history, and ethics. The book explores her ideas about the interconnections among science, women, nature, and history as they have emerged over her academic lifetime. Focusing on topics such as "The Death of Nature," the Scientific Revolution, women in the history of science and environment, and partnership ethics, it synthesizes her writings and sets out a vision for the twenty-first century. Anyone interested in the interactions between science and nature in the past, present, and future will want to read this book. It is an ideal text for courses on the environment, environmental history, history of science, and the philosophy of science.

• | Author: Carolyn Merchant
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Nov 07, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 332 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1138084050
• | ISBN-13: 9781138084056