Gersonides - A Portrait of a Fourteenth-Century Philosopher-Scientist

Zusatztext In each of these discussions, Glasner succeeds in providing the reader with an illuminating and brief exposition of Gersonides stance. Informationen zum Autor Ruth Glasner is Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Her PhD research focused on Greek philosophy, and she later turned to work on medieval science, notably physics, mathematics and astronomy. Glasner studies mainly Hebrew medieval texts with a special interest in the genre of the commentary. Klappentext Gersonides was a highly original Jewish philosopher, scientist, and biblical exegete, active in Provence in the first half of the fourteenth century. Ruth Glasner explores his impressive achievements, and argues that the key to understanding his originality is his perspective as an applied mathematical scientist. Zusammenfassung Gersonides was a highly original Jewish philosopher, scientist, and biblical exegete, active in Provence in the first half of the fourteenth century. Ruth Glasner explores his impressive achievements, and argues that the key to understanding his originality is his perspective as an applied mathematical scientist. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface: A true Aristotelian? 1: The background: the state of the applied mathematical sciences 2: Gersonides: outline of a scientific biography 3: Physics: breaking the Aristotelian harmony 4: Cosmology: examining the assumption of celestial animation 5: Method: empiricism and the examination of hypotheses 6: Metaphysics: doubts and reservations 7: Cosmology: the science of stellar influences 8: Astronomy: specialization and hesitation Concluding remark: Gersonides and western science

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• Authors: Ruth Glasner, Ruth (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Glasner, Glasner Ruth
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.05.2015
• EAN: 9780198735861
• ISBN: 978-0-19-873586-1
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; History of Ideas, SCIENCE / History, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Medieval, HISTORY / Social History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Jewish Studies, History of Science, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Medieval Western philosophy