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ISBN
9781628722420
Genre
Algemeen
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03-12-2011
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Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Arcade
Auteur(s)
Wade Rowland
Galileo's Mistake
A New Look at the Epic Confrontation between Galileo and the Church
Wade Rowland
In winkelmandje
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€12,29
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.
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