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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The House of Wisdom The House of Wisdom Jim Al-Khalili A myth-shattering view of the Islamic world's myriad scientific innovations and the role they played in sparking the European Renaissance. Many of the innovations that we think of as hallmarks of … OL15976945W
From knowledge to wisdom From knowledge to wisdom Nicholas Maxwell From Knowledge to Wisdom argues that there is an urgent need, for both intellectual and humanitarian reasons, to bring about a revolution in science and the humanities. The outcome would be a kind o… OL1827165W
Trust in Numbers Trust in Numbers Theodore M. Porter This investigation of the overwhelming appeal of quantification in the modern world discusses the development of cultural meanings of objectivity over two centuries. How are we to account for the cur… OL3487518W