Science and Civilisation in China Volume 7: The Social Background, Part 2, General Conclusions and Reflections by Joseph Needham (PDF)

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Joseph Needham, who died in 1995, was the greatest British historian of China of the last 100 years. His Science and Civilisation in China series caused a seismic shift in western perceptions of China, revealed as perhaps the world’s most scientifically and technically productive country in pre-modern times. But why did the scientific and industrial revolutions not happen in China? Joseph Needham reflects on possible answers to this question in the concluding volume of this series and provides fascinating insights into his great intellectual quest.

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Editorial Reviews: Review “This is the concluding volume for “General Conclusions and Reflections” of the monumental seriesScience and Civilisation in China. Launched in 1994 it will total some 30 volumes when completed. Highly recommended.” CHOICE”Robinson has not only laid to rest, in his essay on literary language a prejudice reiterated over a century and a half; he has done everything anyone could do to make Joseph Needham’s final views accessible. This volume will be invaluable to those interested in Needham’s intellectual career, or capable of being inspired by his breadth of mind. Robinson’s own writing makes it essential to everyone interested in the history of science worldwide.” – China Review International Nathan Sivin, University of Pennsylvania”[An] astonishing and enduring study…[Needham brings] depth of emotion and technical finesse to his task.” Jonathan Spence, New York Review of Books”Perhaps the greatest single act of historical synthesis and intercultural communication ever attempted by one man.” Laurence Picken, Cambridge University Book Description Volume addressing questions that drove the entire project. About the Author Joseph Needham FRS (1900–1995) was the founder of the Science and Civilisation in China project.Kenneth Girdwood Robinson joined Joseph Needham in 1979 in Cambridge to help him complete the unpublished volumes of Science and Civilisation in China, and wrote several of the pieces included in the present volume. Read more

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⭐This is the final volume of Needham’s magnum opus. It concludes with an imaginary dialogue between Needham and one of the editors against the background of his funeral. It truly touched me. Needham was certainly a great man, a true mensch, and this is his farewell to the world.

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