The Beginnings of Western Science | The Beginnings of Western Science

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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...

The Beginnings of Western Science | The Beginnings of Western Science

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