Book ID: CBB001213995

Kepler's Cosmological Synthesis: Astrology, Mechanism and the Soul (2013)

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Boner, Patrick J. (Author)


Brill


Publication Date: 2013
Physical Details: x + 187 pp.; ill.
Language: English

The cosmology of Johannes Kepler remains a mystery. On the one hand, Kepler's speculations on spiritual faculties are seen as the remnants of Renaissance philosophy. On the other, his comparison of the cosmos to a clock summons the mechanical metaphor that shaped modern science. This book explores the inseparable connections between Kepler's vitalistic views and his more enduring accomplishments in astronomy. The key argument is that Kepler's `celestial biology' served as a bridge between his revolutionary astronomy and other `less scientific' interests, particularly astrology. Kepler's Cosmological Synthesis sheds new light on one of the foundational figures of the Scientific Revolution. By uncovering a new form of coherence in Kepler's world picture, it traces the unlikely intersections of mechanism and vitalism that transformed the fabric of the heavens.

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Authors & Contributors
Regier, Jonathan
Wuidar, Laurence
Terio, Simonetta
Silva, Paulo José Carvalho da
Roudet, Nicolas
Petroni, Angelo Maria
Concepts
Cosmology
Astronomy
Astrology
Science and religion
Mathematics
Soul (philosophy)
Time Periods
16th century
17th century
Early modern
Renaissance
18th century
15th century
Places
Europe
England
Prague (Czechia)
Poland
Italy
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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