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Galileo and His Sources
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William Wallace's research investigates the intellectual background and sources that shaped Galileo's work, arguing for significant scholastic and Jesuit influences.
He analyzes manuscripts, lecture notes, and early notebooks to show continuity between medieval scholasticism and Galileo's experimental method.
The book challenges simplified narratives that portray Galileo as wholly opposed to scholasticism, revealing a complex intellectual relationship.
Wallace documents how Galileo incorporated and transformed scholastic concepts into his physics and methodology.
His work is influential in reassessing the origins of modern science and the role of universities and clerical scholars.
He analyzes manuscripts, lecture notes, and early notebooks to show continuity between medieval scholasticism and Galileo's experimental method.
The book challenges simplified narratives that portray Galileo as wholly opposed to scholasticism, revealing a complex intellectual relationship.
Wallace documents how Galileo incorporated and transformed scholastic concepts into his physics and methodology.
His work is influential in reassessing the origins of modern science and the role of universities and clerical scholars.
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Carlos A. Casanova
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Is Religion Really an Enemy of Science? – Prof. Carlos A. Casanova
