surprisingly, this high-resolution history, which focuses more often than not on the practice of science rather than on science as a system of thought, has produced several new explanatory models: science was practised to legitimate a rising social class of marginal men; it functioned as a shibboleth of radical politics; it was used by the ruling elite to preserve its hegemony; it provided a ch...

Howard is 96 years old and lives with his wife, Betty. He has always loved learning new things and has been an avid reader all his life. Howard knows he is very fortunate to be able to live at home and hopes his health remains stable. Despite what he has always thought of as his “good genes” (Howard’s mother lived to be 101), his world has become more limited recently. He is no longer able to d...