The author explores whether the history of science is "whiggish," considering if it embraces the notion of progress or whether it embraces the notion of history for history's sake, based on theories forwarded by British historian Herbert Butterfield in his essay "The Whig interpretation of history" and French science historian Alexandre Koyré in his book "Études galiléennes." Topics considered include the dual notions in anthropology of emic and etic, the difference between social or moral progress and scientific and technological advancement, presentism in history writing, and macro- versus micro-histories.
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