From a closed world to an infinite universe

Author: Alexander Koyre
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book is a classic in the history of scientific thought, and its author, Alexander Koyre, is a master figure in the international field of the history of science. Koyre keenly observed that an intellectual system always implies a certain worldview or concept. Moreover, the evolution of scientific thought is not self-contained but is very closely linked with philosophy, religion, metaphysics, and extrascientific ideas. Therefore, the study of the history of scientific thought can never be separated from the corresponding cultural background and spiritual atmosphere. Based on this understanding, he clearly pointed out that the 17th century witnessed or underwent a profound cultural revolution, philosophical revolution, and scientific revolution. From the perspective of the history of scientific thought, this revolution can be summarized as: the dissolution of the cosmos and the geometrization of space.