Galileo S Mistake
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Galileo S Mistake
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Author : Wade Rowland
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse
Release Date : 2011-12-03
Galileo S Mistake written by Wade Rowland and has been published by Skyhorse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-03 with History categories.
The modern understanding of the notorious 1633 trial of Galileo is that of Science and Reason persecuted by Ignorance and Superstition—of Galileo as a lonely, courageous freethinker oppressed by a reactionary and anti-intellectual institution fearful of losing its power and influence. But is this an accurate picture? In his provocative reexamination of one of the turning points in the history of science and thought, Wade Rowland contends that the dispute concerned an infinitely more profound question: What is truth and how can we know it? Rowland demonstrates that Galileo’s mistake was to insist that science—and only science—provides the truth about reality. The Church rejected this idea, declaring that while science is valid, truth is a metaphysical issue—beyond physics—and it involves such matters as meaning and purpose, which are unquantifiable and therefore not amenable to scientific analysis. In asserting the primacy of science on the territory of truth, Galileo strayed into the theological realm, an act that put him squarely on a warpath with the Church. The outcome would change the world. Wade Rowland’s thoughtful exploration promises to disarm the most stubborn of skeptics and make for scintillating debate.
Galileo S Mistake
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Author : Wade Rowland
language : en
Publisher: Thomas Allen Publishers
Release Date : 2001-08-04
Galileo S Mistake written by Wade Rowland and has been published by Thomas Allen Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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.
Galileo S Mistake
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Author : Wade Rowland
language : en
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Release Date : 2003
Galileo S Mistake written by Wade Rowland and has been published by Arcade Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Religion and science categories.
In asserting the primacy of science on the territory of truth, Galileo strayed from purely scientific inquiry into the theological realm, an act that put him squarely on the warpath with the Church. The outcome would change the world."--BOOK JACKET.
Galileo S Mistake
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Author : Wade Rowland
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Release Date : 2012-05
Galileo S Mistake written by Wade Rowland and has been published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In a revisionist look at the seventeenth-century battle between ecclesiastical authorities and Galileo Galilei, Rowland provocatively challenges the prevailing view of the episode. The central issue for the inquisitors investigating Galileo's orthodoxy, insists Rowland, was never the sun-centered astronomy of Copernicus. No, much broader philosophical issues were at stake. And on these issues, Rowland argues, the church stood closer to the truth than did Galileo. The astronomer erred--in Rowland's judgment--not in his advocacy of Copernican theory but rather in his endorsement of a thoroughgoing mathematical empiricism. And while everyone now agrees with Galileo in accepting Copernicus, the doctrinaire empiricism Galileo deployed to advance Copernicanism looks as shallow and misleading to today's quantum physicists as it once did to the Renaissance theologians who forced Galileo to recant.
Summary Of Wade Rowland S Galileo S Mistake
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Author : Everest Media,
language : en
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Release Date : 2022-10-07T22:59:00Z
Summary Of Wade Rowland S Galileo S Mistake written by Everest Media, and has been published by Everest Media LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-07T22:59:00Z with Science categories.
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The myth of Galileo is that he was condemned by the Catholic Church for having discovered the truth. But this was not the case. #2 The myth of Galileo is that he was condemned by the Catholic Church for having discovered the truth. But this was not the case. #3 The Church of Rome’s epic confrontation with Galileo was a supremely significant event that reflects the issues that define the most portentous turning point of the second millennium, the transition from the Age of Faith to the Age of Reason. #4 The Church’s conflict with Galileo was not about Copernicanism, but rather about his belief in the reality of mathematical objects. The Church denied this, on the grounds that it excluded the possibility that there was an ultimate goal and purpose to existence.
Galileo S Error
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Author : Philip Goff
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2019-11-05
Galileo S Error written by Philip Goff and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-05 with Philosophy categories.
From a leading philosopher of the mind comes this lucid, provocative argument that offers a radically new picture of human consciousness—panpsychism. Understanding how brains produce consciousness is one of the great scientific challenges of our age. Some philosophers argue that consciousness is something "extra," beyond the physical workings of the brain. Others think that if we persist in our standard scientific methods, our questions about consciousness will eventually be answered. And some even suggest that the mystery is so deep, it will never be solved. Decades have been spent trying to explain consciousness from within our current scientific paradigm, but little progress has been made. Now, Philip Goff offers an exciting alternative that could pave the way forward. Rooted in an analysis of the philosophical underpinnings of modern science and based on the early twentieth-century work of Arthur Eddington and Bertrand Russell, Goff makes the case for panpsychism, a theory which posits that consciousness is not confined to biological entities but is a fundamental feature of all physical matter—from subatomic particles to the human brain. In Galileo's Error, he has provided the first step on a new path to the final theory of human consciousness.
Galileo Was Wrong
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Author : Catholic Apologetics International Publishing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Galileo Was Wrong written by Catholic Apologetics International Publishing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Earth (Planet) categories.
Dialogue Concerning The Two Chief World Systems Ptolemaic And Copernican Second Revised Edition
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Author : Galileo Galilei
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1953
Dialogue Concerning The Two Chief World Systems Ptolemaic And Copernican Second Revised Edition written by Galileo Galilei and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with Science categories.
Galileo's outstanding scientific work supporting the new Copernican conception of the universe (which led to the famous trial). In the form of a conversation among characters named Salviati, Sagredo, & Simplicio.
Math With Bad Drawings
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Author : Ben Orlin
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2018-09-18
Math With Bad Drawings written by Ben Orlin and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-18 with Mathematics categories.
A hilarious reeducation in mathematics-full of joy, jokes, and stick figures-that sheds light on the countless practical and wonderful ways that math structures and shapes our world. In Math With Bad Drawings, Ben Orlin reveals to us what math actually is; its myriad uses, its strange symbols, and the wild leaps of logic and faith that define the usually impenetrable work of the mathematician. Truth and knowledge come in multiple forms: colorful drawings, encouraging jokes, and the stories and insights of an empathetic teacher who believes that math should belong to everyone. Orlin shows us how to think like a mathematician by teaching us a brand-new game of tic-tac-toe, how to understand an economic crises by rolling a pair of dice, and the mathematical headache that ensues when attempting to build a spherical Death Star. Every discussion in the book is illustrated with Orlin's trademark "bad drawings," which convey his message and insights with perfect pitch and clarity. With 24 chapters covering topics from the electoral college to human genetics to the reasons not to trust statistics, Math with Bad Drawings is a life-changing book for the math-estranged and math-enamored alike.
Hypotheses And Perspectives In The History And Philosophy Of Science
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Author : Raffaele Pisano
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-11-23
Hypotheses And Perspectives In The History And Philosophy Of Science written by Raffaele Pisano and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-23 with Science categories.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of his passing (in 2014), this special book features studies on Alexandre Koyré (1892–1964), one of the most influential historians of science of the 20th century, who re-evaluated prevalent thinking on the history and philosophy of science. In particular, it explores Koyré’s intellectual matrix and heritage within interdisciplinary fields of historical, epistemological and philosophical scientific thought. Koyré is rightly noted as both a versatile historian on the birth and development of modern science and for his interest in philosophical questions on the nature of scientific knowledge. In the 1940s and 1950s his activities in the United States established a crucial bridge between the European historical tradition of science studies and the American academic environments, and an entire generation of historians of science grew up under his direct influence. The book brings together contributions from leading experts in the field, and offers much-needed insights into the subject from historical, nature of science, and philosophical perspectives. It provides an absorbing and revealing read for historians, philosophers and scientists alike.