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Before Science: The Invention of the Friars' Natural Philosophy
French, Roger; Cunningham, Andrew
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Description for Before Science: The Invention of the Friars' Natural Philosophy
hardcover. This text studies the invention of the Friars' natural philosophy. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; JFCX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 708. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Cloth covers, no dj as issued, has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
The opposition of science and religion is a recent phenomenon; in the middle ages, and indeed until the middle of the nineteenth century, there was almost no conflict. In the Middle Ages the objective study of nature - the activity we now call science - was largely the province of religious men. This book looks at the origins of western science and the central role played by the Dominican and Franciscan friars. It explains why these two groups devoted so much intellectual effort to the study of physical and biological phenomena, and distinguishes 'Natural Philosophy' from 'science' as presently ... Read more
The opposition of science and religion is a recent phenomenon; in the middle ages, and indeed until the middle of the nineteenth century, there was almost no conflict. In the Middle Ages the objective study of nature - the activity we now call science - was largely the province of religious men. This book looks at the origins of western science and the central role played by the Dominican and Franciscan friars. It explains why these two groups devoted so much intellectual effort to the study of physical and biological phenomena, and distinguishes 'Natural Philosophy' from 'science' as presently ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scolar Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781859282878
SKU
KSG0033438
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About French, Roger; Cunningham, Andrew
Roger French, Andrew Cunningham
Reviews for Before Science: The Invention of the Friars' Natural Philosophy
'the central ideas in this book are worked out in scholarly detail, and there is much here that is of a stimulating nature.' EHR 'an important book which will stimulate considerable rethinking of issues that many historians and philosophers of science have been taking for granted for a long time...will cause historians and philosophers of science to re-evaluate ... Read more