The Fall of Man and the Foundations of Sci...

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Peter Harrison provides an account of the religious foundations of scientific knowledge. He shows how the approaches to the study of nature that emerged in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were directly informed by theological discussions about the Fall of Man and the extent to which the mind and the senses had been damaged by that primeval event. Scientific methods, he suggests, were originally devised as techniques for ameliorating the cognitive damage wrought by human sin. At its inception, modern science was conceptualized as a means of recapturing the knowledge of nature that Adam had once possessed. Contrary to a widespread view that sees science emerging in conflict with religion, Harrison argues that theological considerations were of vital importance in the framing of the scientific method.

Über den Autor

Peter was working as a salesman when, in the aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak, a new passion for 3D modelling and a personal battle with depression conspired to unleash an unknown ability from within to write and tell stories.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Adam's Encyclopaedia; 2. Augustine revived; 3. Seeking certainty in a fallen world; 4. Dethroning the idols; 5. The instauration of learning; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2009
Genre:	Importe , Religion & Theologie
Religion:	Christentum
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780521117296
ISBN-10:	0521117291
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Harrison, Peter
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 19 mm
Von/Mit:	Peter Harrison
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.03.2009
Gewicht:	0,515 kg