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Author Finocchiaro, Maurice A., 1942-

Title Defending Copernicus and Galileo : critical reasoning in the two affairs / Maurice A. Finocchiaro
Published Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xliii, 339 pages)
Series Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 280
Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 280.
Contents Defending Copernicus. The geostatic world view -- The Copernican controversy -- Galileo's stances toward Copernican astronomy -- Galilean critiques of the biblical objection -- Galileo on the mathematical physics of terrestrial extrusion -- Galilean rationality in the Copernican revolution -- Defending Galileo. The trial of Galileo, 1613-1633 -- The Galileo Affair, 1633-1992 -- Galileo right for the wrong reasons? -- Galileo as a bad theologian? -- Galileo as a bad epistemologist? -- Galileo as a symbol of science versus religion?
Summary Although recent works on Galileo's trial have reached new heights of erudition, documentation, and sophistication, they often exhibit inflated complexities, neglect 400 years of historiography, or make little effort to learn from Galileo. This book strives to avoid such lacunae by judiciously comparing and contrasting the two Galileo affairs, that is, the original controversy over the earth's motion ending with his condemnation by the Inquisition in 1633, and the subsequent controversy over the rightness of that condemnation continuing to our day. The book argues that the Copernican Revolution required that the hypothesis of the earth's motion be not only constructively supported with new reasons and evidence, but also critically defended from numerous old and new objections. This defense in turn required not only the destructive refutation, but also the appreciative understanding of those objections in all their strength. A major Galilean accomplishment was to elaborate such a reasoned, critical, and fair-minded defense of Copernicanism. Galileo's trial can be interpreted as a series of ecclesiastic attempts to stop him from so defending Copernicus. And an essential thread of the subsequent controversy has been the emergence of many arguments claiming that his condemnation was right, as well as defenses of Galileo from such criticisms. The book's particular yet overarching thesis is that today the proper defense of Galileo can and should have the reasoned, critical, and fair-minded character which his own defense of Copernicus had
Analysis religie
religion
filosofie
philosophy
geschiedenis
history
epistemologie
epistemology
wetenschapsfilosofie
philosophy of science
wetenschap
science
Philosophy (General)
Filosofie (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-338 and index
Notes English
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Subject Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 -- Trials, litigation, etc
Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543 -- Influence
SUBJECT Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543 fast
Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642 fast
Subject Religion and science -- Italy -- History -- 17th century
Science -- Philosophy.
Trials (Heresy) -- Italy -- Rome -- History -- 17th century
SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
Sciences sociales.
Sciences humaines.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Religion and science
Science -- Philosophy
Trials (Heresy)
Religion och vetenskap.
Vetenskapsteori.
Italy
Italy -- Rome
Genre/Form History
Trials, litigation, etc.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2009931215
ISBN 9789048132010
9048132010
9789048132003
9048132002
1282826824
9781282826823
9786612826825
6612826827