Title | Chinese Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology [electronic resource] / edited by Fan Dainian, Robert S. Cohen |
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Imprint | Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1996 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8717-4 |
Descript | XIII, 483 p. online resource |
On the Emancipation of the Mind -- Essay on the Role of Science and Democracy in Society -- Historical Development of the Chinese Communist Partyโs Scientific Policy (Prior to the Founding of the Peopleโs Republic) -- Speeches at the Qingdao Genetics Conference of 1956 -- The Qingdao Conference of 1956 on Genetics: The Historical Background and Fundamental Experiences -- Concepts of Space and Time in Ancient China and in Modern Cosmology -- Information and Feedback in Epistemology -- Time: A Philosophical Survey -- The Concept of โPrimordial Motionโ: Past and Present -- On the Unity of Biology and Physics -- Homeostasis and Chinese Traditional Medicine: Commenting on Cannonโs The Wisdom of the Body -- The Book of Changes and Mathematics -- The Structure of Science and Technology in History: On the Factors Delaying the Development of Science and Technology in China in Comparison with the West since the 17th Century (Part One) -- Historical Changes in the Structure of Science and Technology (Part Two, A Commentary) -- The Problem of Demarcation of Periods in the History of Science -- A Brief Account of Chinese Studies of the History of Science and Technology in China -- The Development of Modern Physics in China: The 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese Physical Society -- A Preliminary Study of the Characteristics of Metallurgical Technology in Ancient China -- Liu Huiโs Theories of Mathematics -- A Comparison of the Structures of the Mathematical Systems of China and the West: Several Revelations from Information Theory -- The Historical Value of the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art in Society and the Economy -- Studies of the South-Pointing Chariot: Survey of the Past 80 Years -- A Comparison of Archimedesโ and Liu Huiโs Studies of Circles -- The Struggle Between Evolutionary Theory and Creationism in China -- Why did Zheng Heโs Sea Voyage Fail to Lead the Chinese to Make the โGreat Geographic Discoveryโ? -- The Effect of the Autocratic Monarchy of the Qing Dynasty on Science and Technology -- A Preliminary Analysis of Scientific Development and its Causes in Anhui Province during the Ming and Qing Dynasties -- Li Shanlan: Forerunner of Modern Science in China -- Hua Hengfang: Forerunner and Disseminator of Modern Science in China -- Cai Yuanpeiโs Contributions to Chinaโs Science -- The Treatise on Fevers and Miscellaneous Diseases: Vicissitudes during the Millenium after its Completion -- A Critique of โZhang Hengโs Theory of a Spherical Earthโ -- Niels Bohr in China -- Millikan and China -- Norbert Wiener at Qinghua University -- Notes on the Contributors -- Index of Non-Chinese Names -- Index of Chinese Names