Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Ashworth, William J.
Titre(s) : The Trinity circle [Texte imprimé] : anxiety, intelligence, and knowledge creation in nineteenth-century England / William J. Ashworth
Publication : Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh press, copyright 2021
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VIII-256 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Collection : Science and culture in the nineteenth century
Lien à la collection : Science and culture in the nineteenth century
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 225-247. Index
"The Trinity Circle explores the creation of knowledge in nineteenth-century England,
when any notion of a recognizably modern science was still nearly a century off, religion
still infused all ways of elite knowing, and even those who denied its relevance had
to work extremely hard to do so. The rise of capitalism during this period-embodied
by secular faith, political radicalism, science, commerce, and industry-was, according
to Anglican critics, undermining this spiritual world and challenging it with a superficial
material one: a human-centric rationalist society hell-bent on measurable betterment
via profit, consumption, and a prevalent notion of progress. Here, William J. Ashworth
places the politics of science within a far more contested context. By focusing on
the Trinity College circle, spearheaded from Cambridge by the polymath William Whewell,
he details an ongoing struggle between the Established Church and a quest for change
to the prevailing social hierarchy. His study presents a far from unified view of
science and religion at a time when new ways of thinking threatened to divide England
and even the Trinity College itself"
Sujet(s) : Religion et sciences -- Angleterre (GB) -- 19e siècle
Trinity college (Cambridge, GB) -- 19e siècle
Church of England -- 19e siècle
Indice(s) Dewey :
261.550 94109034 (23e éd.) = Christianisme et science - Îles britanniques - 1800-1899
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780822946878. - ISBN 0822946874 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47455839m
Notice n° :
FRBNF47455839
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Trinity in the early nineteenth century ; Putting the soul back in the machine
; German biblical criticism and guessing ; Trinity and religious dissenters ; An
ethical economy ; The new master of Trinity ; Genius and great scientific discoveries
; Trinity and moral philosophy ; Space, time, and the idea of a Cambridge education
; Conclusion: The last days of the Trinity circle ; Epilogue: The demise of God and
the rise of machine intelligence.
