A Culture of Fact: England, 1550–1720

Barbara J. Shapiro traces the surprising genesis of the "fact," a modern concept that, she convincingly demonstrates, originated not in natural science but in legal discourse. She follows the concept's evolution and diffusion across a variety of...

• | Author: Barbara J. Shapiro
• | Publisher: Cornell University Press
• | Publication Date: Apr 04, 2003
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780801488498
• | ISBN-10: 0801488494