Galileo: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) - Softcover

Drake, Stillman (formerly Professor Of The History Of Science, Formerly Professor Of The History Of Science, University Of Toronto)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192854569 ISBN 13: 9780192854568

Verlag: Oxford University Press, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

In a startling reinterpretation of Galileo's trial, Stillman Drake advances the hypothesis that Galileo's prosecution and condemnation by the Inquisition was caused not by his defiance of the Church but by the hostility of contemporary philosophers. Galileo's own beautifully lucid arguments are used in this volume to show how his scientific method was utterly divorced from the Aristotelian approach to physics; it was based on a search not for causes but for laws. Galileo's methods had an overwhelming significance for the development of modern physics, and they led to a final parting of the ways between science and philosophy. Now, in this extraordinary and concise introduction, Drake provides a stimulating view of Galileo's life and works, providing a fresh perspective on Galileo's methodology and his final incrimination.

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Stillman Drake, FRSC, was Emeritus Professor of the History of Science, University of Toronto, and author of Galileo: His Scientific Biography (1978). His translations of Galileo's scientific works include Cause, Experiment, and Science (1981) and Telescopes, Tides, and Tactics (1983).

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• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0192854569
• ISBN 13: 9780192854568
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160
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