The nature of natural philosophy in the late Middle Ages / / Edward Grant
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| Autore: |
Grant Edward <1926->
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| Titolo: |
The nature of natural philosophy in the late Middle Ages / / Edward Grant
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : Catholic University of America Press, c2010 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 509.40902 |
| Soggetto topico: | Science, Medieval - Philosophy |
| Philosophy | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | When did modern science begin? -- Science and the medieval university -- The condemnation of 1277, God's absolute power, and physical thought in the late Middle Ages -- God, science, and natural philosophy in the late Middle Ages -- Medieval departures from Aristotelian natural philosophy -- God and the medieval cosmos -- Scientific imagination in the Middle Ages -- Medieval natural philosophy : empiricism without observation -- Science and theology in the Middle Ages -- The fate of ancient Greek natural philosophy in the Middle Ages : Islam and western Christianity -- What was natural philosophy in the Middle Ages? -- Aristotelianism and the longevity of the medieval worldview. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In this volume, distinguished scholar Edward Grant identifies the vital elements that contributed to the creation of a widespread interest in natural philosophy, which has been characterized as the "Great Mother of the Sciences.". |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The nature of natural philosophy in the late Middle Ages |
| ISBN: | 0-8132-1817-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910964298803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Studies in philosophy and the history of philosophy ; ; v. 52.