Matters of Exchange Commerce, Medicine, and Science in the Dutch Golden Age

Name: Matters of Exchange Commerce, Medicine, and Science in the Dutch Golden Age
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ISBN: 9780300143218

ISBN-10: 0300143214

ISBN-13: 9780300143218

Edition: 2008

Authors: Harold J. Cook

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In this wide-ranging and stimulating book, a leading authority on the history of medicine and science presents convincing evidence that Dutch commerce-not religion-inspired the rise of science in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Harold J. Cook scrutinizes a wealth of historical documents relating to the study of medicine and natural history in the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe, Brazil, South Africa, and Asia during this era, and his conclusions are fresh and exciting. He uncovers direct links between the rise of trade and commerce in the Dutch Empire and the flourishing of scientific investigation. Cook argues that engaging in commerce changed the thinking of Dutch citizens,…

Book details

List price: $52.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 9/23/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 576
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.02" long x 1.57" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English



Preface



Worldly Goods and the Transformations of Objectivity



An Information Economy



Reformations Tempered: In Pursuit of Natural Facts



Commerce and Medicine in Amsterdam



Truths and Untruths from the Indies



Medicine and Materialism: Descartes in the Republic



Industry and Analysis



Gardens of the Indies Transported



Translating What Works: The Medicine of East Asia



The Refusal to Speculate: Sticking to Simple Things



Conclusions and Comparisons


Notes


Bibliography


Index