Book ID: CBB361154846

On Trial for Reason: Science, Religion, and Culture in the Galileo Affair (2019)

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Finocchiaro, Maurice A. (Author)


Oxford University Press


Publication Date: 2019
Physical Details: 304 pp.
Language: English

In 1633, the Roman Inquisition condemned Galileo as a suspected heretic for defending the astronomical theory that the earth moves, and implicitly assuming the theological principle that Scripture is not scientific authority. This controversial event has sent ripples down the centuries, embodying the struggle between a thinker who came to be regarded as the Father of Modern Science, and an institution that is both one of the world's greatest religions and most ancient organizations. The trial has been cited both as a clear demonstration of the incompatibility between science and religion, and also a stunning exemplar of rationality, scientific method, and critical thinking. Much has been written about Galileo's trial, but most works argue from a particular point of view - that of secular science against the Church, or justifying the religious position. Maurice Finocchiaro aims to provide a balanced historical account that draws out the cultural nuances. Unfolding the intriguing narrative of Galileo's trial, he sets it against its contemporary intellectual and philosophical background. In particular, Finocchiaro focuses on the contemporary arguments and evidence for and against the Earth's motion, which were based on astronomical observation, the physics of motion, philosophical principles about the nature of knowledge, and theological principles about the authority and the interpretation of Scripture. Following both sides of the controversy and its far-reaching philosophical impact, Finocchiaro unravels the complex relationship between science and religion, and demonstrates how Galileo came to be recognised as a model of logical reasoning.

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Authors & Contributors
Lupieri, Edmondo
Carella, Candida
Varanini, Laura Simoni
Ago, Renata
Ekeberg, Bjorn
Torrini, Maurizio
Concepts
Science and religion
Astronomy
Inquisitions
Copernicanism
Physics
Censorship
Time Periods
17th century
16th century
20th century
19th century
Places
Italy
Europe
France
Rome (Italy)
Holy Roman Empire
Institutions
Large Hadron Collider (LHC)
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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