The Hedgehog, the Fox, and the Magister's Pox
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| Hedgehog, the Fox, and the Magister's Pox | |
| Author | Stephen Jay Gould |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Science |
| Genre(s) | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Harmony Books |
| Publication date | 2003 |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-0-609-60140-2 |
The Hedgehog, the Fox, and the Magister's Pox is Stephen Jay Gould's posthumous volume exploring the historical conflict and division between the sciences and the humanities.
[edit] Contents
- A Note to the Reader
- Preface
- The Right and Rights of a separating Spring
- Newton's Light
- Scientific "World-Making" and Critical Braking
- So Noble an Hecatombe: The Weight of Humanism
- The Mandate of Magister Medice: The Threat of Suppress
- From Paradoxical Ages of Bacon to Swift Sweetness and Light
- The Dynasty of Dichotomy
- Reintegration in Triumphant Maturity
- Sweetness in Light Tough and Healing Truth
- A Saga of Pluribus and Unum: The Power and Meaning of True Consilience
- The Fusions of Unum and the Benefits of Pluribus
- The False Path of Reductionism and the Consilience of Equal Regard
- The Right and Rights of a separating Spring
- Epilogue: A Closing Tale of Edition to Adagia by Erasure of Erasmus
- Index
[edit] Reviews
- The Mismeasure of science - by Michael Ruse, Natural History
- Book review by Michael Dirda, The Washington Post, April 6, 2003, Page BW15
- Books in brief by Christine Kenneally, The New York Times, June 15, 2003
