PDF-[EBOOK]-Science and Civilisation in China, Vol. 2, History of Scientific Thought

The second volume of Dr Joseph Needhams great work Science and Civilisation in China is devoted to the history of scientific thought Beginning with ancient times it describes the Confucian milieu in which arose the organic naturalism of the great Taoist school the scientific philosophy of the Mohists and Logicians and the quantitative materialism of the Legalists Thus we are brought on to the fundamental ideas which dominated scientific thinking in the Chinese middle ages The author opens his discussion by considering the remote and pictographic origins of words fundamental in scientific discourse and then sets forth the influential doctrines of the Two Forces and the Five Elements Subsequently he writes of the important sceptical tradition the effects of Buddhist thought and the NeoConfucian climax of Chinese naturalism Last comes a discussion of the conception of Laws of Nature in China and the West. Ancient . Civilisations. . Task/ Requirements.  . Choose . ONE. 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Joseph Needham\'s Science and Civilisation in China is a monumental piece of scholarship which breaks new ground in presenting to the Western reader a detailed and coherent account of the development of science, technology and medicine in China from the earliest times until the advent of the Jesuits and the beginnings of modern science in the late seventeenth century. It is a vast work, necessarily more suited to the scholar and research worker than the general reader. This paperback version, abridged and re-written by Colin Ronan, makes this extremely important study accessible to a wider public. The present book covers the material treated in volumes I and II of Dr Needham\'s original work. The reader is introduced to the country of China, its history, geography and language, and an account is given of how scientific knowledge travelled between China and Europe. The major part of the book is then devoted to the history of scientific thought in China itself. Beginning with ancient times, it describes the milieu in which arose the schools of the Confucians, Taoists, Mohists, Logicians and Legalists. We are thus brought on to the fundamental ideas which dominated scientific thinking in the Chinese Middle Ages, to the doctrines of the Two Forces (Yin and Yang) and the Five Elements (wu hsing), to the impact of the sceptical tradition and Buddhist and Neo-Confucian thought. IRD Department. History of Political Thought II. Course Code: IRD 204. Unit VI: Power and Authority . Course Educator: Dr. Neville D’Cunha. Associated Professor of IRD. History of Political Thought II (1).