Science without God? : rethinking the history of scientific naturalism / Peter Harrison and Jon H. Roberts.
2019
BL240.3
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Title
Science without God? : rethinking the history of scientific naturalism / Peter Harrison and Jon H. Roberts.
Author
Harrison, Peter, author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780191872679 (electronic book)
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Call Number
BL240.3
Dewey Decimal Classification
215
Summary
This is a collection of original essays offering a comprehensive history of the emergence of scientific naturalism. Beginning with the naturalists of ancient Greece, and proceeding through the middle ages, the scientific revolution, and into the nineteenth century, the contributors examine past ideas about 'nature' and 'the supernatural'. Ranging over different scientific disciplines and historical periods, they show how past thinkers often relied upon theological ideas and presuppositions in their systematic investigations of the world. In addition to providing material that contributes to a history of 'nature' and naturalism, this collection challenges a number of widely held misconceptions about the history of scientific naturalism.
Note
This is a collection of original essays offering a comprehensive history of the emergence of scientific naturalism. Beginning with the naturalists of ancient Greece, and proceeding through the middle ages, the scientific revolution, and into the nineteenth century, the contributors examine past ideas about 'nature' and 'the supernatural'. Ranging over different scientific disciplines and historical periods, they show how past thinkers often relied upon theological ideas and presuppositions in their systematic investigations of the world. In addition to providing material that contributes to a history of 'nature' and naturalism, this collection challenges a number of widely held misconceptions about the history of scientific naturalism.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 9, 2019).
Added Author
Roberts, Jon H., author.
Series
Ian Ramsey Centre studies in science and religion.
Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780198834588
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