This study, beginning with the Dutch-invented telescope of 1608 and then Galileo's discoveries, casts the European advancements in modern science, technology, and economic development into a global framework.
Toby E. Huff Boeken
Deze auteur onderzoekt de kruispunten van de geschiedenis, filosofie en sociologie van de wetenschap. Zijn werk, geïnspireerd door Max Weber, duikt diep in studies van de Arabische en moslimwereld, evenals China. Zijn benadering combineert sociologische analyse met historisch begrip om de complexe dynamiek van wetenschappelijke vooruitgang en de culturele contexten ervan te ontrafelen. Dit biedt een uniek perspectief op de evolutie van denken en maatschappij.
This is a study of the long-standing question of why modern science arose only in the West and not in the civilizations of Islam or China, despite the fact that, by the Middle Ages, Islam and China were more scientifically advanced. To find an explanation the author examines the differences in religious, philosophical, and legal institutions of the three civilizations, focusing on the legal concept of 'corporation', which is unique to the West and gave rise to neutral space and free inquiry, concepts integral to modern science.
Max Weber and Islam is a major effort by Islamic-studies specialists to reexamine and appraise Max Weber's perspectives on Islam and its historical development