The Church And Galileo - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0268034842 ISBN 13 : 9780268034849

Editeur : University of Notre Dame Press, 2005

Synopsis

This collection of first-rate essays aims to provide an accurate scholarly assessment of the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and Galileo. In 1981, Pope John Paul II established a commission to inquire into the Church's treatment of Galileo "in loyal recognition of wrongs, from whatever side they came," hoping this way to "dispel the mistrust . . . between science and faith." When the Galileo Commission finally issued its report in 1992, many scholars were disappointed by its inadequacies and its perpetuation of old defensive stratagems. This volume attempts what the Commission failed to provide--a historically accurate, scholarly, and balanced account of Galileo and his difficult relationship with the Roman Catholic Church.

Contributors provide careful analyses of the interactions of the Church and Galileo over the thirty years between 1612 and his death in 1642. They also explore the attitudes of theologians to the Copernican innovation prior to Galileo's entry into the fray; survey the political landscape within which he lived; assess the effectiveness (or otherwise) of censorship of his work; and provide an analysis and occasional critique of the Church's later responses to the Galileo controversy. The book is divided into three sections corresponding to the periods before, during, and after the original Galileo affair. Particular attention is paid to those topics that have been the most divisive among scholars and theologians. The Church and Galileo will be welcomed by all those interested in early modern history and early modern science.

Contributors: Michel-Pierre Lerner, Irving A. Kelter, Michael Shank, Ernan McMullin, Annibale Fantoli, Mariano Artigas, Rafael Martínez, William R. Shea, Francesco Beretta, Stéphane Garcia, John Heilbron, Michael Sharratt, and George Coyne.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ernan McMullin (1924-2011) was John Cardinal O'Hara Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Notre Dame Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0268034842
• ISBN 13: 9780268034849
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 406
• Éditeur: McMullin Ernan
• Coordonnées du fabricant: University of Notre Dame Press; https://www.nd.edu/; ; Office of General Counsel 204 Main Building; Notre Dame; IN; 46556; Etats-Unis
• Personne responsable: gpsr@libri.de; gpsr@libri.de; ; Friedensallee 273; Hamburg; 22763; Allemagne