Defending Copernicus and Galileo : critical reasoning in the two affairs / Maurice A. Finocchiaro.
| Author/creator | Finocchiaro, Maurice A., 1942- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2010. |
| Description | xliii, 350 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 280 Boston studies in the philosophy of science v. 280. ^A4758 |
| Contents | Pt. I. Defending Copernicus: 1. The geostatic world view ; 2. The Copernican controversy ; 3. Galileo's stances toward Copernican astronomy ; 4. Galilean critiques of the biblical objection ; 5. Galileo on the mathematical physics of terrestrial extrusion ; 6. Galilean rationality in the Copernican revolution -- Pt. II. Defending Galileo: 7. The trial of Galileo, 1613-1633 ; 8. The Galileo Affair, 1633-1992 ; 9. Galileo right for the wrong reasons? ; 10. Galileo as a bad theologian? ; 11. Galileo as a bad epistemologist? ; 12. Galileo as a symbol of science versus religion? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-338) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009931215 |
| ISBN | 9789048132003 |
| ISBN | 9048132002 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | Q175 .B75 V. 280 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |