Robert Grosseteste and the pursuit of Religious and Scientific Learning in the Middle Ages (1st ed. 2016) (Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind #18)

Synopsis

This book explores a wide range of topics relating to scientific and religious learning in the work of Bishop Robert Grosseteste (c. 1168–1253) and does so from various perspectives, including those of a twenty-first century scientists, historians, and philosophers as well as several medievalists. In particular, it aims to contribute to our understanding of where to place Grosseteste in the history of science (against the background of the famous claim by A.C. Crombie that Grosseteste introduced what we now might call “experimental science”) and to demonstrate that the polymathic world of the medieval scholar, who recognized no dichotomy in the pursuit of scientific and philosophical/theological understanding, has much to teach those of us in the modern world who wrestle with the vexed question of the relationship between science and religion. The book comprises an edited selection of the best papers presented at the 3rd International Robert Grosseteste Conference (2014) on the theme of scientific and religious learning, especially in the work of Grosseteste.

Copyright:

2016

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9783319334684

Related ISBNs:

9783319334660

Publisher:

Springer International Publishing

Date of Addition:

09/30/21

Copyrighted By:

Springer International Publishing Switzerland

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Science, Health, Mind and Body, Philosophy

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Edited by:

Mark Hocknull

Edited by:

Jack P. Cunningham