{"product_id":"scientific-knowledge-and-the-deep-past-history-matters-paperback-9781108730556","title":"Scientific Knowledge and the Deep Past; History Matters (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108730556","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eScientific Knowledge and the Deep Past\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHistory Matters\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA philosophical examination of the deep past, and how paleontologists, archaeologists and geologists tell its story.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAdrian Currie (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108730556, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 August 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e75 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.3 x 0.6 cm, 0.16 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'In this brief but insightful work, Currie makes a compelling case for the validity of historical science. Currie is noted for his 'optimistic' analysis of the possibilities of historical science … This intriguing book deserves to be widely read by those interested in the nature of historical science.' Bruce S. Bennett, Metascience\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHistorical sciences like paleontology and archaeology have uncovered unimagined, remarkable and mysterious worlds in the deep past. How should we understand the success of these sciences? What is the relationship between knowledge and history? In Scientific Knowledge and the Deep Past: History Matters, Adrian Currie examines recent paleontological work on the great changes that occurred during the Cretaceous period - the emergence of flowering plants, the splitting of the mega-continent Gondwana, and the eventual fall of the dinosaurs - to analyse the knowledge of historical scientists, and to reflect upon the nature of history. He argues that distinctively historical processes are 'peculiar': they have the capacity to generate their own highly specific dynamics and rules. This peculiarity, Currie argues, also explains the historian's interest in narratives and stories: the contingency, complexity and peculiarity of the past demands a narrative treatment. Overall, Currie argues that history matters for knowledge.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. History and evidence\u003cbr\u003e 2. The nature of the deep past\u003cbr\u003e 3. Historical explanation\u003cbr\u003e Concluding discussion – what are sciences of the deep past about?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Palaeontology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Palaeontology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Palaeontology%20%5BRBX%5D%22\"\u003eRBX\u003c\/a\u003e], History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\u003c\/a\u003e], History: theory \u0026amp; methods [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History: theory \u0026amp; methods\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History:%20theory%20\u0026amp;%20methods%20%5BHBA%5D%22\"\u003eHBA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909212791064,"sku":"9781108730556","price":17.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108730556i.jpg?v=1696718223","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/scientific-knowledge-and-the-deep-past-history-matters-paperback-9781108730556","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}