| The Orientation of Science and Technology: A Japanese View Contributor(s): Nakayama (Author) |
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ISBN: 1905246722 ISBN-13: 9781905246724 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $155.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 509.52 |
| Series: Collected Papers of Twentieth-Century Japanese Writers on Japan |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 7" W x 9.7" (2.15 lbs) 412 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of the most distinguished science historians of the twentieth century, Shigeru Nakayama has been at the forefront of redirecting or 'reorientating' conventional East Asian science and technology, arguing, like Joseph Needham, that the 'orientation of science' refers not only to the direction of science but also implies a turning to Eastern science. In recent times, he has been arguing for implementation of a 'Service Science', which is linked to the rights and needs of mankind. A survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, he majored in astrophysics at the University of Tokyo and wrote on the history of astronomy for his PhD and later on the history of science for his Harvard PhD. |
