Princeton Modern Knowledge²

Michael D. Gordin, Series Editor

Princeton Modern Knowledge presents the most important new works in the history of knowledge — a vibrant field that brings the histories of science, philosophy, and scholarship into conversation with each other. Broad, engaging, and informed, the books in this series provide novel interpretations that recast the histories of established fields and disciplines as well as focused accounts of pivotal but often underappreciated moments that shaped the overall trajectory of a branch of knowledge.

The Colonial Origins of Modern Social Thought: French Sociology and the Overseas Empire George Steinmetz
In this provocative and original retelling of the history of French social thought, George Steinmetz places the history and development of modern French sociology in the context of the French empire after World War II. Connecting the...
The Mirror and the Mind: A History of Self-Recognition in the Human Sciences Katja Guenther
Since the late eighteenth century, scientists have placed subjects—humans, infants, animals, and robots—in front of mirrors in order to look for signs of self-recognition. Mirrors served as the possible means for answering the...