The scientific & the divine: conflict and reconciliation from ancient Greece to the present
James A. Arieti and Patrick A. Wilson
The scientific & the divine: conflict and reconciliation from ancient Greece to the present
Author
James A. Arieti and Patrick A. WilsonPublisher
Rowman & LittlefieldEdition 1
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Title and Author
The scientific & the divine: conflict and reconciliation from ancient Greece to the present / James A. Arieti and Patrick A. WilsonPublication Details
لانهام : Rowman & Littlefield، 2003مPhysical Description
xv, 334 p.; 24 cm.Subject
Religion and scienceLanguage
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references )p. 513-123( and index.
Contents
The problem -- Is human reason able to explain the world? -- What is science? -- The origin of scientific attempts to explain the world -- The god of ancient philosophers -- General considerations concerning the reconciliation of science and religion -- Plato -- Philo of Alexandria -- Reconciling science and religion in medieval Islam -- Reconciling science and religion in medieval Judaism -- Reconciling science and religion in the Christian Middle Ages -- Reconciling science and religion from the Renaissance through the Enlightenment -- Science and religion in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries -- Science and religion at the end of the twentieth century -- Conclusions