A culture of fact : England, 1550-1720
Barbara J. Shapiro (Author)
"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."--Jacket
History
x, 284 pages ; 23 cm
9780801436864, 9780801488498, 0801436869, 0801488494
41606276
"Fact" and the law
"Fact" and history
Discourses of fact: chorography, description, and travel reporting
"News," "marvels," "wonders," and the periodical press
The facts of nature I
The facts of nature II
Facts of religion
Cultural elaboration of "fact."
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