A Cambridge View of Modernity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4300889 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Fores |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 209-233 |
| Publication date | 1992-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Historical Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-1909 • E-ISSN: 1467-6443 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-6443.1992.tb00162.x |
| OpenAlex | W2118281646 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
It has been proposed, and accepted, commonly, often as part of a whiggish tale of humanity breaking the shackles of the past, that an Early Modern Europe paved the way, with its Scientific Revolution, for an 'industrial condition' to come. Yet interpretations of that 'revolution' have involved making some suspect general conclusions about a new, standard 'rationality' of conduct and a new norm suitable for constructed science. Furthermore, commonly-accepted generalizations about the advent and spread of Industrial Revolution are not well supported by the available evidence, especially where the case has been linked to an indistinct 'science
Economics · Epistemology · Humanity · Industrial Revolution · Modernity · Norm (philosophy · Political science · Positive economics · Rationality · Scientific revolution · Sociology · Suspect · Economic Theory and Institutions · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Political Economy and Marxism · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 1994 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |