Scholars in action : the practice of knowledge and the figure of the savant in the 18th century / / edited by André Holenstein, Hubert Steinke, and Martin Stuber.
Scholars in Action addresses the complexities of the culture of knowledge, focusing on the scholar, or savant, as its main actor. The book explores how, and to what end, savants in the 18th Century collated, produced, critiqued, propagated, diffused, and applied knowledge. Investigating scholars’ di...
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| Superior document: | History of Science and Medicine Library ; Volume 34/1 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | History of science and medicine library ;
Volume 34/1. Scientific and learned cultures and their institutions ; 9. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (962 p.) |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
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