Philosophy
Off to the library for this one.
Promotional copy:
This is a powerful and a thrilling narrative history revealing the roots of modern science in the medieval world. The adjective 'medieval' has become a synonym for brutality and uncivilized behavior. Yet without the work of medieval scholars there could have been no Galileo, no Newton and no Scientific Revolution. In "God's Philosophers", James Hannam debunks many of the myths about the Middle Ages, showing that medieval people did not think the earth is flat, nor did Columbus 'prove' that it is a sphere; the Inquisition burnt nobody for their science nor was Copernicus afraid of persecution; no Pope tried to ban human dissection or the number zero. "God's Philosophers" is a celebration of the forgotten scientific achievements of the Middle Ages - advances which were often made thanks to, rather than in spite of, the influence of Christianity and Islam. Decisive progress was also made in technology: spectacles and the mechanical clock, for instance, were both invented in thirteenth-century Europe. Charting an epic journey through six centuries of history, "God's Philosophers" brings back to light the discoveries of neglected geniuses like John Buridan, Nicole Oresme and Thomas Bradwardine, as well as putting into context the contributions of more familiar figures like Roger Bacon, William of Ockham and Saint Thomas Aquinas.
The web site for the book God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science
Do check out the selection of essays at the left.
God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science
by
James Hannam
ISBN-10: 1848310706
ISBN-13: 978-1848310704
- What Really Is This Philosophy Stuff?: Lesson 1, A Very, Very, Very Brief History
One of the most important things that you must understand a bit about to understand your philosopher better is the history of philosophy. It is a very long and arduous history, but I have super-condensed it for you, thanks to my own understanding of the...
- The Terrors Of Sleep Paralysis
Imagine living in medieval times, when weird and unexplained phenomena, especially those related to strange subjective experiences (such as feeling that you're being suffocated by demons in your sleep), were seen as indications and evidence of malevolent...
- Laura Snyder - The Philosophical Breakfast Club
When we think about scientists, and especially the birth of science, our minds usually go straight to Galileo, Descartes, Kepler and Newton, and then to folks like Michael Faraday, Joseph Priestly, Antoine Lavoisier, Lord Kelvin, Darwin, etc. Or maybe...
- "the Light Of Alexandria"...first 1,000 Years Of Science
The Light of Alexandria by James Maynard ISBN-10: 1411653351 ISBN-13: 978-1411653351 SciArt Media writes: This is the history of science, in the first thousand years, from the birth of the world's first two scientists, Thales and Anaximander, until...
- Pumpkins And Trebuchets
Okay, all of you undergraduate and graduate students--have some fun this Halloween and construct a pumpkin tossing trebuchet. Exercise your Medieval sense of competition. Redefine "hurling". Plenty of time to construct a catapult and harvest a few pumpkins....
Philosophy
"God's Philosophers..."...Medieval religion and science
Off to the library for this one.
Promotional copy:
This is a powerful and a thrilling narrative history revealing the roots of modern science in the medieval world. The adjective 'medieval' has become a synonym for brutality and uncivilized behavior. Yet without the work of medieval scholars there could have been no Galileo, no Newton and no Scientific Revolution. In "God's Philosophers", James Hannam debunks many of the myths about the Middle Ages, showing that medieval people did not think the earth is flat, nor did Columbus 'prove' that it is a sphere; the Inquisition burnt nobody for their science nor was Copernicus afraid of persecution; no Pope tried to ban human dissection or the number zero. "God's Philosophers" is a celebration of the forgotten scientific achievements of the Middle Ages - advances which were often made thanks to, rather than in spite of, the influence of Christianity and Islam. Decisive progress was also made in technology: spectacles and the mechanical clock, for instance, were both invented in thirteenth-century Europe. Charting an epic journey through six centuries of history, "God's Philosophers" brings back to light the discoveries of neglected geniuses like John Buridan, Nicole Oresme and Thomas Bradwardine, as well as putting into context the contributions of more familiar figures like Roger Bacon, William of Ockham and Saint Thomas Aquinas.
The web site for the book God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science
Do check out the selection of essays at the left.
God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science
by
James Hannam
ISBN-10: 1848310706
ISBN-13: 978-1848310704
- What Really Is This Philosophy Stuff?: Lesson 1, A Very, Very, Very Brief History
One of the most important things that you must understand a bit about to understand your philosopher better is the history of philosophy. It is a very long and arduous history, but I have super-condensed it for you, thanks to my own understanding of the...
- The Terrors Of Sleep Paralysis
Imagine living in medieval times, when weird and unexplained phenomena, especially those related to strange subjective experiences (such as feeling that you're being suffocated by demons in your sleep), were seen as indications and evidence of malevolent...
- Laura Snyder - The Philosophical Breakfast Club
When we think about scientists, and especially the birth of science, our minds usually go straight to Galileo, Descartes, Kepler and Newton, and then to folks like Michael Faraday, Joseph Priestly, Antoine Lavoisier, Lord Kelvin, Darwin, etc. Or maybe...
- "the Light Of Alexandria"...first 1,000 Years Of Science
The Light of Alexandria by James Maynard ISBN-10: 1411653351 ISBN-13: 978-1411653351 SciArt Media writes: This is the history of science, in the first thousand years, from the birth of the world's first two scientists, Thales and Anaximander, until...
- Pumpkins And Trebuchets
Okay, all of you undergraduate and graduate students--have some fun this Halloween and construct a pumpkin tossing trebuchet. Exercise your Medieval sense of competition. Redefine "hurling". Plenty of time to construct a catapult and harvest a few pumpkins....