Savoirs déplacés : quand les nouveaux horizons font vaciller la science européenne

Abstract: The development of exotic naturalist knowledge in the 18th century confronted scholars with the limits of European methods and epistemological frameworks. How to describe and name natural productions that sometimes have no relation with already known species? How can they be included in cl...

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Main Author: Nathalie Vuillemin
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Language:English
Published: Université Clermont Auvergne 2023-03-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/viatica/2510
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Savoirs déplacés : quand les nouveaux horizons font vaciller la science européenne
Viatica
Adanson (Michel)
botanic
indigenous names
epistemological disruption
decentering
title Savoirs déplacés : quand les nouveaux horizons font vaciller la science européenne
title_full Savoirs déplacés : quand les nouveaux horizons font vaciller la science européenne
title_fullStr Savoirs déplacés : quand les nouveaux horizons font vaciller la science européenne
title_full_unstemmed Savoirs déplacés : quand les nouveaux horizons font vaciller la science européenne
title_short Savoirs déplacés : quand les nouveaux horizons font vaciller la science européenne
title_sort savoirs deplaces quand les nouveaux horizons font vaciller la science europeenne
topic Adanson (Michel)
botanic
indigenous names
epistemological disruption
decentering
url https://journals.openedition.org/viatica/2510
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