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Osiris, Volume 16

Science in Theistic Contexts: Cognitive Dimensions

Margaret J Osler editor John Hedley Brooke editor Jitse M van der Meer editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:The University of Chicago Press

Published:8th Oct '01

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Osiris, Volume 16 cover

As contemporary historiography shows, religious ideas -Christian, Judaic and Islamic - motivate much modern scientific effort. This volume explores the question of whether these ideas have shaped the actual content of scientific theories. Reflecting recent scholarships, this collection uncovers the theological facets of modern astronomy in the works of Galileo, Kepler and Newton, the retention of teleology in the natural philosophy of Boyle, and the theistic and teleological associations of the theory of evolution by Darwin and Wallace. This volume should interest historians of science, scientists and intrigued by the manifold construction of the relation between science and religion.

ISBN: 9780226075648

Dimensions: 26mm x 18mm x 3mm

Weight: 794g

250 pages