Natural Philosophy - On Retrieving a Lost Disciplinary Imaginary

Zusatztext Natural Philosophy, with its 60-page bibliography, is a timely ressourcement for a goal beyond science or religion. Informationen zum Autor Alister McGrath studied theology at Oxford and Cambridge, following undergraduate studies in chemistry, and a doctorate in molecular biophysics at Oxford University. He was Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University from 1999-2008, and now serves as the Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion at Oxford, with a special interest in the interdisciplinary field of natural philosophy. Klappentext This book argues for the retrieval of the concept of 'natural philosophy', encompassing the natural sciences, philosophy, and theology, amongst others. It identifies the essential characteristics of natural philosophy from its Aristotelian roots onwards, and then makes a creative proposal on how we might reincorporate it into our current worldview. Zusammenfassung This book argues for the retrieval of the concept of 'natural philosophy', encompassing the natural sciences, philosophy, and theology, amongst others. It identifies the essential characteristics of natural philosophy from its Aristotelian roots onwards, and then makes a creative proposal on how we might reincorporate it into our current worldview. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: On Retrieving Natural Philosophy Part One: A Critical Conversation with the Tradition 1: The Origins of Natural Philosophy: Aristotle 2: The Consolidation of Natural Philosophy: The Middle Ages 3: Skywatching: The Natural Philosophy of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo 4: English Natural Philosophy: Bacon, Boyle, and Newton 5: The Parting of the Ways: From Natural Philosophy to Natural Science Part Two: A Reconceived Natural Philosophy: Exploring a Disciplinary Imaginary 6: Reconceiving Natural Philosophy: Laying the Foundations 7: Theory: The Contemplation of Nature 8: Objectivity: Understanding the External World 9: Subjectivity: An Affective Engagement with Nature 10: Natural Philosophy: Recasting a Vision Acknowledgements Works Consulted Index ...

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• Authors: Alister E. McGrath, Alister E. (Andreas Idreos Professor of S Mcgrath
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.11.2022
• EAN: 9780192865731
• ISBN: 978-0-19-286573-1
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; History of Ideas, SCIENCE / History, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Philosophy, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Philosophy of Science, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, History of Science, Bioethics, Bio-ethics, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge