A Culture of Fact: England, 1550-1720

by Barbara J. Shapiro

Book Overview

Barbara J. Shapiro traces the surprising genesis of the "fact," a modern concept that, she convincingly demonstrates, originated not in natural science but in legal discourse. She follows the concept's evolution and diffusion across a variety of disciplines in early modern England, examining how the emerging "culture of fact" shaped the epistemological assumptions of each intellectual enterprise.Drawing on an astonishing breadth of research, Shapiro...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801488494
• ISBN13: 9780801488498
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher