Marxism and the philosophy of science : a critical history ; the first hundred years / Helena Sheehan.

By:

Sheehan, Helena [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Radical thinkersPublisher: London : Verso, 2017Description: xii, 450 pages ; 20 cmISBN:

9781786634269

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

History.

DDC classification:

335.4112 SHE

Summary: Retraces the development of a Marxist philosophy of science through detailed and highly readable accounts of the debates that shaped it. Skilfully deploying a large cast of characters, the author shows how Marx and Engel's ideas on the development and structure of natural science had a crucial impact on the work of early twentieth-century natural philosophers, historians of science, and natural scientists.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	335.4112 SHE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K3189

GBP 11.99
TRP40/151

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Retraces the development of a Marxist philosophy of science through detailed and highly readable accounts of the debates that shaped it. Skilfully deploying a large cast of characters, the author shows how Marx and Engel's ideas on the development and structure of natural science had a crucial impact on the work of early twentieth-century natural philosophers, historians of science, and natural scientists.

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