The Beginnings of Western Science (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: David C. Lindberg
- First Published: 1992
- Type of Work: History of science
- Time of Work: 600 to 1450
- Setting: Western Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East
- Principal Characters: Thomas Aquinas, Aristotle, Galen of Pergamum, Ibn Rushd (Averroës), Nicole Oresme
- Genres: Nonfiction, History, Science and technology
- Subjects: Africa or Africans, Science or scientists, Metaphysics, Western Europe or western Europeans, Middle Ages, Middle East, Mathematics or mathematicians, Historiography, Intellect
- Locales: Africa, Europe, Middle East
Research into the roots of modern Western science has flourished since World War II. Building upon the prewar work of Pierre Duhem, Charles Homer Haskins, and Lynn Thorndike, two generations of historians have compared, edited, translated, and interpreted texts. Their scholarship has been complemented by students of ancient and medieval philosophy, theology, pedagogy, and institutions. As a result, the understanding that specialists have of pre-sixteenth century science was altered greatly in the latter half of the twentieth century. Most of this scholarship, however, has been available...
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