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Science is a living, organic activity, the meaning and understanding of which have evolved incrementally over human history. This book, the second in a roughly chronological series, explores the evolution of science from the advents of Christianity and Islam through the Middle Ages, focusing especially on the historical relationship between science and religion. Specific topics include technological innovations during the Middle Ages; Islamic science; the Crusades; Gothic cathedrals; and the founding of Western universities. Close attention is given to such figures as Paul the Apostle, Hippolytus, Lactantius, Cyril of Alexandria, Hypatia, Cosmas Indicopleustes, and the Prophet Mohammed.
Science is a living, organic activity, the meaning and understanding of which have evolved incrementally over human history. This book, the second in a roughly chronological series, explores the evolution of science from the advents of Christianity and Islam through the Middle Ages, focusing especially on the historical relationship between science and religion. Specific topics include technological innovations during the Middle Ages; Islamic science; the Crusades; Gothic cathedrals; and the founding of Western universities. Close attention is given to such figures as Paul the Apostle, Hippolytus, Lactantius, Cyril of Alexandria, Hypatia, Cosmas Indicopleustes, and the Prophet Mohammed.
Über den Autor
David Deming is a professor of Arts & Sciences at the University of Oklahoma. A geophysicist, research scientist and historian, he has written on topics ranging from the history of science to climate change and energy resources.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Christianity
Jesus Christ (c. 4 B.C.-A.D. 30)
Paul the Apostle (c. A.D. 0-60)
Growth of the Christian Church
Monasticism
Attitudes Toward Philosophy
Demonology
Attitudes Toward Women
Charity
2. The Dark Ages (c. A.D. 500-1000)
The Intellectual Decline of Europe
Failure of Ancient Science and Natural Philosophy
Cosmas Indicopleustes (c. A.D. 490-585)
Isidore of Seville (A.D. 560-636)
3. Islam
The Prophet Mohammed (A.D. 570-632)
Islamic Expansion
Islamic Science (c. A.D. 750-1200)
Decline of Islamic Science and Philosophy
4. High Middle Ages in Europe (c. A.D. 1000-1300)
Feudalism and Economic Stagnation
Medieval Warm Period
Economic and Technological Progress
Crusades
Cathedrals
Logic and Literature
Translations
Aristotle and the Church, 13th Century
Rise of the Universities
5. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) and Scholasticism
Dominican Monk
Albertus Magnus (c. 1200-1280)
Reason and Revelation
Summa Theologica
Scholastic Synthesis
6. Roger Bacon (c. 1214-1294)
Magician and Scientist
Emergence of Empiricism in the Thirteenth Century
Oxford and Robert Grosseteste
Paris, Magnets, and Occult Forces
Opus Majus
Compendium Studii Philosophiae
7. Technological Innovation During the Middle Ages
Unwritten History
Agriculture
Power
The Mechanical Clock
Military and Economic Technology
Conclusion
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Preface
1. Christianity
Jesus Christ (c. 4 B.C.-A.D. 30)
Paul the Apostle (c. A.D. 0-60)
Growth of the Christian Church
Monasticism
Attitudes Toward Philosophy
Demonology
Attitudes Toward Women
Charity
2. The Dark Ages (c. A.D. 500-1000)
The Intellectual Decline of Europe
Failure of Ancient Science and Natural Philosophy
Cosmas Indicopleustes (c. A.D. 490-585)
Isidore of Seville (A.D. 560-636)
3. Islam
The Prophet Mohammed (A.D. 570-632)
Islamic Expansion
Islamic Science (c. A.D. 750-1200)
Decline of Islamic Science and Philosophy
4. High Middle Ages in Europe (c. A.D. 1000-1300)
Feudalism and Economic Stagnation
Medieval Warm Period
Economic and Technological Progress
Crusades
Cathedrals
Logic and Literature
Translations
Aristotle and the Church, 13th Century
Rise of the Universities
5. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) and Scholasticism
Dominican Monk
Albertus Magnus (c. 1200-1280)
Reason and Revelation
Summa Theologica
Scholastic Synthesis
6. Roger Bacon (c. 1214-1294)
Magician and Scientist
Emergence of Empiricism in the Thirteenth Century
Oxford and Robert Grosseteste
Paris, Magnets, and Occult Forces
Opus Majus
Compendium Studii Philosophiae
7. Technological Innovation During the Middle Ages
Unwritten History
Agriculture
Power
The Mechanical Clock
Military and Economic Technology
Conclusion
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Details
| Empfohlen (von): | 18 |
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| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2010 |
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780786458394 |
| ISBN-10: | 0786458399 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Deming, David |
| Hersteller: | McFarland |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 254 x 178 x 13 mm |
| Von/Mit: | David Deming |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 30.05.2010 |
| Gewicht: | 0,456 kg |