China's transition to modernity the new classical vision of Dai Zhen
"The figure of Dai Zhen (1724-1777) looms large in modern Chinese intellectual history. Dai was a mathematical astronomer and influential polymath who, along with like-minded scholars, sought to balance understandings of science, technology, and history within the framework of classical Chinese...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Multilingüe |
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Seattle :
University of Washington Press
[2015]
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b47056289*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The man and his times
- How Jesuit science conquered the Kangxi court
- Searching for truth in the origins of civilizations
- How to build a coalition around science
- An outsider enters the mainstream
- How to dethrone Jesuit science
- Bringing it home to the palace of light
- Legibility of visionary scholars.
