Science and Religion, 400 B.C. to A.D. 1550: From Aristotle to Copernicus
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Historian Edward Grant illuminates how today's scientific culture originated with the religious thinkers of the Middle Ages. In the early centuries of Christianity, Christians studied science and natural philosophy only to the extent that these subjects proved useful for a better understanding of the Christian faith, not to acquire knowledge for its own sake. However, with the influx of Greco-Arabic science and natural philosophy into Western Europe...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0801884012
ISBN13:9780801884016
Release Date:March 2006
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:328 Pages
Weight:1.26 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.8" x 9.2"
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brilliant and clear
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
One does not find too often within a single book such combination of precise scholarship, objectivity, sense of perspective and clarity of exposition. Its price is modest, but beware, it might well compel you to refresh some of your ideas and knowledge on the subject.
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