The Routledge Guidebook to Galileo's Dialogue The Routledge Guides to the Great Books Series
Auteur : Finocchiaro Maurice A.
The publication in 1632 of Galileo?s Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican marked a crucial moment in the ?scientific revolution? and helped Galileo become the ?father of modern science?. The Dialogue contains Galileo?s mature synthesis of astronomy, physics, and methodology, and a critical confirmation of Copernicus?s hypothesis of the earth?s motion. However, the book also led Galileo to stand trial with the Inquisition, in what became known as ?the greatest scandal in Christendom?.
In The Routledge Guidebook to Galileo's Dialogue, Maurice A. Finocchiaro introduces and analyzes:
- the intellectual background and historical context of the Copernican controversy and Inquisition trial;
- the key arguments and critiques that Galileo presents on both sides of the ?dialogue?;
- the Dialogue?s content and significance from three special points of view: science, methodology, and rhetoric;
- the enduring legacy of the Dialogue and the ongoing application of its approach to other areas.
This is an essential introduction for all students of science, philosophy, history, and religion wanting a useful guide to Galileo?s great classic.
Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations PART I: PRELIMINARIES TO READING THE DIALOGUE 1. General Relevance 2. Intellectual Background 3. Historical Context PART II: MAIN ARGUMENT IN THE DIALOGUE 4. Day I Similarity of Earth and Heaven 5. Day II Earth’s Daily Axial Rotation 6. Day III Earth’s Annual Heliocentric Revolution 7. Day IV Geokinetic Explanation of Tides PART III: SPECIAL ASPECTS OF THE DIALOGUE 8. Science: Robust Confirmation of Earth’s Motion 9. Methodology: Critical Reasoning and Balanced Judgment 10. Rhetoric: Persuasion and Eloquence PART IV: CONCLUSION 11. Historical Aftermath and Enduring Legacy Appendix: Table of Cross-References among Editions Selected Bibliography
Date de parution : 07-2013
12.9x19.8 cm
Date de parution : 07-2013
12.9x19.8 cm
Thèmes de The Routledge Guidebook to Galileo's Dialogue :
Mots-clés :
Antonio Beltrán Marí; Aristotle; Astronomy; Behavior of Winds; Biography; Copernicus; Copernican Revolution; critical reasoning; Criticism; Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems; Divine Omnipotence Objection; Earth; Earth-Heaven Dichotomy; epistemology; Experimental proofs of earth’s motion; Explanation of the Tides; Galileo affair; Galileo Galilei; Heliocentric Revolution; heretic; history of science; Mario Helbing; Marta Spranzi; Maurice Finocchiaro; Methodology; Moon; natural motion; Objection; Observational argument; origin of modern science; Ottavio Besomi; Physics; Ptolemaic; Roman Inquisition; Rotation; science and religion; Scientific Method; scientific revolution; Teleological argument; DML; Retrograde Planetary Motions; Earth's Annual Motion; Annual Speed; Terrestrial Rotation; Galileo's Criticism; Lunar Orb; Galileo's Dialogue; Celestial Pole; North Celestial Pole; Stellar Sphere; Copernican World View; Diurnal Motion; Annual Parallax; Ecliptic Plane; IVB; IIA; Geostatic System; Tidal Argument; Motionless Earth; Fixed Stars; Planetary Revolutions