ISBN: 9780919028425 - galileo's mistake: the archaeology of a myth: why science rules and why it shouldn't (16 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Veteran literary journalist Wade Rowland takes one of the modern world's most influential myths - the epic confrontation of physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642) with the Church of Rome - and turns it on its head. Rowland argues that at the dawning of the Scientific Revolution in the early 1600s, Galileo's mistake was to insist that science provides truth about nature. The Church fought back against this challenge to its authority by declaring that science provides only models for reality and that the ultimate truth is accessible only through metaphysical or spiritual insight. Although the 1633 trial centred on Galileo's telescopic observations of the night sky, Rowland argues persuasively that this was merely the public face put on a much more profound issue: what is truth and how can we know it? Galileo's ultimate recantation, Rowland argues, must be understood in this light. Couched in the engaging style of travel narrative, this provocative reexamination deconstructs the myth that Galileo was a freethinker waging war against reactionary and anti-intellectual Church. Using the Socratic method of examining arguments, Galileo's Mistake moves seamlessly through Galileo's life and his ideas about the nature of reality. By no means an apologist for the Church, Rowland skillfully and persuasively identifies the source of the ontological crisis that plagues us today: the unquestioned authority of science in determining the nature of reality.…

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Hardback. Zustand: Good. Veteran literary journalist Wade Rowland takes one of the modern world's most influential myths - the epic confrontation of physicist and astronomer Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642) with the Church of Rome - and turns it on its head. Rowland argues that at the dawning of the Scientific Revolution in the early 1600s, Galileo's mistake was to insist that science provides truth about nature. The Church fought back against this challenge to its authority by declaring that science provides only models for reality and that the ultimate truth is accessible only through metaphysical or spiritual insight. Although the 1633 trial centred on Galileo's telescopic observations of the night sky, Rowland argues persuasively that this was merely the public face put on a much more profound issue: what is truth and how can we know it? Galileo's ultimate recantation, Rowland argues, must be understood in this light. Couched in the engaging style of travel narrative, this provocative reexamination deconstructs the myth that Galileo was a freethinker waging war against reactionary and anti-intellectual Church. Using the Socratic method of examining arguments, Galileo's Mistake moves seamlessly through Galileo's life and his ideas about the nature of reality. By no means an apologist for the Church, Rowland skillfully and persuasively identifies the source of the ontological crisis that plagues us today: the unquestioned authority of science in determining the nature of reality.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Very Good+, Not Price Clipped. Canadian First. Minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white photographs, drawings and reproductions of paintings. Book.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Canadian Edition. 350pp w appendix, notes and index. Black boards w crisp silver lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Colour illustrated DJ clean and without wear, preserved in archival cover. Octavo. …

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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Galileo's Mistake: The Archaeology of a Myth, Rowland, Wade. Published by Thomas Allen Publishers, Toronto, 2001. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 350 pp. with notes, illustrations, index. Black boards with silver spine titles. In unread condition without markings, tears or folds; unclipped jacket also in fine condition.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Fine Dust Jacket. First Edition. The boards and inside pages are clean with no gift inscription or remarks. not price clipped. 350 pages with the index.We will state signed at the description section. we confirm they are signed via email or stated in the description box. - Specializing in academic, collectiblle and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us. …

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 8vo pp. 350, b/w illustrations, "couched in the engaging style of a travel narrative, this provocative re-examination deconstructs the myth of Galileo as a lonely freethinker waging war against a reactionary and anti-intellectual Church.". book. …

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