Knowledge of Nature and the Nature of Knowledge in Early Modern Japan

The field of natural history in Japan separated itself from the discipline of medicine, produced knowledge that questioned the traditional and philosophical understandings of the world. The author recounts how Japanese scholars developed a discipline of natural history analogous to Europe's but created independently, without direct influence. Zusammenfassung The field of natural history in Japan separated itself from the discipline of medicine! produced knowledge that questioned the traditional and philosophical understandings of the world. The author recounts how Japanese scholars developed a discipline of natural history analogous to Europe's but created independently! without direct influence.

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• Authors: Federico Marcon, Marcon Federico
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.08.2015
• EAN: 9780226251905
• ISBN: 978-0-226-25190-5
• No. of pages: 392
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 237 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Studies of the Weatherhead Eas; Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Japan, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Asian History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700