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God's Philosophers: How the Medieval World Laid the Foundations of Modern Science (Hardback)
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Short Description for God's PhilosophersPresents a narrative history that reveals the roots of modern science in the medieval world. This book debunks many of the myths about the Middle Ages, showing that medieval people did not think the earth is flat, nor did Columbus 'prove' that it is a sphere; the Inquisition burnt nobody for their science nor was Copernicus afraid of persecution.
Full description- Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
- Published: 06 August 2009
- Format: Hardback 320 pages
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- Categories: History Of Science | History Of Religion
- ISBN 13: 9781848310704 ISBN 10: 1848310706
- Sales rank: 24,766
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an illuminating read
The Middle Ages are often presumed to have been a dark period of human history during which the development of learning was held in check by an oppressive Church. Academic historians have long been challenging this prejudiced view but Hannam's book has the merit of making this subject attractive and even entertaining to the non-specialist. His book acquaints the reader with a number of important Medieval "natural philosophers" most of whom have been unjustly neglected. Hannam has the knack of lucidly and succinctly explaining complex ideas and the courage to make statements which seem, at first reading, controversial - he convincingly asserts, for instance, that in certain aspects Renaissance humanists were more reactionary than their Medieval predecessors. An illuminating read. by Joseph Camilleri
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