Copernicus and the Aristotelian tradition [[electronic resource] ] : education, reading, and philosophy in Copernicus's path to heliocentrism / / by Andé Goddu

• Autore: Goddu André <1945->
• Pubblicazione: Leiden [The Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (576 p.)
• Disciplina: 520.92
• Soggetto topico: Astronomy - History - 16th century; Cosmology - History - 16th century; Science - History - 16th century; Philosophy, Medieval
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Copernicus's education in Poland -- pt. 2. Copernicus's education in Italy, 1496-1503, and return to Poland -- pt. 3. Copernicus as philosopher.
• Sommario/riassunto: Taking into account the most important results of the scholarly literature since 1973 and the best Polish scholarship of the past century, this is the first comprehensive study of Copernicus's achievement in English that examines Copernicus's path to heliocentrism from the perspective of late medieval philosophy, the Renaissance recovery of ancient literature and science, and early-modern editions of books that Copernicus used. The principal goals are to explain his commitment to the existence of celestial spheres, and the logical foundations for his views about hypotheses. In doing so, the work elucidates the logical and philosophical background that contributed to his accomplishments, and explains the limitations of his achievement. Medieval and Early Modern Science , 12
• Titolo autorizzato: Copernicus and the Aristotelian tradition
• ISBN: 1-282-95216-1; 9786612952166; 90-04-18362-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785431203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: History of science and medicine library ; ; v. 15.; History of science and medicine library. . -Medieval and early modern science ; ; v. 12.