Isbn: 9780791458822 - galileo's pendulum: science, sexuality, and the body-instrument link (suny series in science, technology, and society) (12 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: New. No Dust Jacket as Issued. Illustrated wraps. Spine is straight. Corners are sharp. Binding is tight. Content s clean. Includes: Contents, Notes, Index. 205 p. 5.75 x 9 x 0.8 inches. 0.63 lb. This copy has not been open/read.

Zustand: very_good.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9780791458822. …

Zustand: New.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Examines the history of science in light of recent theories of sexuality and the body.Drawing on the theories of Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, and others who have written on the history of sexuality and the body, Galileo's Pendulum explores how the emergence of the scientific method in the seventeenth century led to a de-emphasis on the body and sexuality. The first half of the book focuses on the historical modeling of the relation between pleasure and knowledge by examining a history of scientific rationality and its relation to the formation of the modern scientist's subjectivity. Relying on Foucault's history of sexuality, the author hypothesizes that Galileo's pendulum, as an extension of mathematics and the body, must have been sexualized by schemes of historical representation to the same extent that such schemes were rationalized by Galileo. The second half of the book explores the problems of scientific methodology and attempts to return the body in an explicit way to scientific practice. Ultimately, Galileo's Pendulum offers a discursive method and praxis for resexualizing the history of Galilean science.…

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. illustrated edition. 224 pages. 8.50x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: very good. Albany : State University of New York Press, c2003. Paperback.xv, 205 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Book may have a remainder mark. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780791458822. Keywords : PHILOSOPHY.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback / softback. Zustand: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Examines the history of science in light of recent theories of sexuality and the body.Drawing on the theories of Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, and others who have written on the history of sexuality and the body, Galileo's Pendulum explores how the emergence of the scientific method in the seventeenth century led to a de-emphasis on the body and sexuality. The first half of the book focuses on the historical modeling of the relation between pleasure and knowledge by examining a history of scientific rationality and its relation to the formation of the modern scientist's subjectivity. Relying on Foucault's history of sexuality, the author hypothesizes that Galileo's pendulum, as an extension of mathematics and the body, must have been sexualized by schemes of historical representation to the same extent that such schemes were rationalized by Galileo. The second half of the book explores the problems of scientific methodology and attempts to return the body in an explicit way to scientific practice. Ultimately, Galileo's Pendulum offers a discursive method and praxis for resexualizing the history of Galilean science.…

205 pp. Index, notes. Illustrated wity bw diagrams. Original wrappers. Light shelfwear. Very good.