The Rise of the West

Last modified: 27 Dec 2011

Welcome to The Rise of the West, a website dedicated to J. Needham's Grand Question:
  Why was modern science invented in Western Europe, and not in India, or China?
This site is devoted to exploring the causes of scientific progress and, more generally, the falls and rises of civilizations.

 
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    This site displays a summary of my economic and political theory about the European scientific miracle. Available as well are summaries of other theories about the Western originality and the causal factors of the advance of science.

    French-speaking websurfers are invited on what what will hopefully soon become a French mirror site.

    Site created on 24 Apr 2000.
    Number of visits on this site in October 2008:     8,067.
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