Disciplines in the making : cross-cultural perspectives on elites, learning, and innovation / G.E.R. Lloyd.

Author
Lloyd, G. E. R. (Geoffrey Ernest Richard), 1933- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Description
viii, 215 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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      Summary note
      We tend to assume that our map of the intellectual disciplines is valid cross-culturally. Lloyd challenges this in relation to eight main areas of human endeavour, namely philosophy, mathematics, history, medicine, art, law, religion, and science, by examining how the disciplines were conceived and developed.
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-203) and index.
      Contents
      • Introduction
      • What is philosophy?
      • Mathematics
      • History
      • Medicine
      • Art
      • Law
      • Religion
      • Science
      • Conclusion: Discipline and interdisciplinarity.
      ISBN
      • 9780199567874
      • 0199567875
      LCCN
      2009281877
      OCLC
      311768029
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