The Network was approved by the ESF Network Group in May 2000 for a three-year period.
The Chairman was Professor John Brooke from Harris Manchester College, Oxford.

The dossier contains: proposal; research assessments; general correspondence.
It contains report of meetings and workshops: Coordination Committee meeting, held in Oxford, on 15-16 Dec 2000; progress report 2002; second workshop, held in Castel Gandolfo, on 3-6 July 2002; third workshop, held in Oxford, on 10-14 Sep 2003; summary report 2000-2003; final report.

Main topics discussed are: value and belief systems in the rise and expansion of European science, particularly on the 17th century; process by which scientific and technical innovations have affected the worldviews; ethical concerns of contemporary scientists.

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