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Copernicus and the Aristotelian tradition : education, reading, and philosophy in Copernicus's path to heliocentrism / by Andé Goddu.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goddu, André, 1945-
- Series:
- History of science and medicine library ; v. 15.
- History of science and medicine library. Medieval and early modern science ; v. 12.
- History of science and medicine library, 1872-0684 ; v. 15
- Medieval and early modern science ; v. 12
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543--Knowledge and learning.
- Copernicus, Nicolaus.
- Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543--Sources.
- Astronomy--History--16th century.
- Astronomy.
- Cosmology--History--16th century.
- Cosmology.
- Science--History--16th century.
- Science.
- Philosophy, Medieval.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (576 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden [The Netherlands] ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Taking into account the most important results of the scholarly literature since 1973 and the best Polish scholarship of the past century, this is the first comprehensive study of Copernicus's achievement in English that examines Copernicus's path to heliocentrism from the perspective of late medieval philosophy, the Renaissance recovery of ancient literature and science, and early-modern editions of books that Copernicus used. The principal goals are to explain his commitment to the existence of celestial spheres, and the logical foundations for his views about hypotheses. In doing so, the work elucidates the logical and philosophical background that contributed to his accomplishments, and explains the limitations of his achievement. Medieval and Early Modern Science , 12
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Copernicus's education in Poland
- pt. 2. Copernicus's education in Italy, 1496-1503, and return to Poland
- pt. 3. Copernicus as philosopher.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-95216-1
- 9786612952166
- 90-04-18362-0
- OCLC:
- 701095619
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