Biography & Autobiography Science & Technology
Galileo: A Very Short Introduction
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2001
- Category
- Science & Technology
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780192854568
- Publish Date
- Feb 2001
- List Price
- $13.50
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Description
In a startling reinterpretation of the evidence, Stillman Drake advances the hypothesis that Galileo's trial and condemnation by the Inquisition was caused not by his defiance of the Church, but by the hostility of contemporary philosophers.
Galileo's own beautifully lucid arguments are used to show how his scientific method was utterly divorced from the Aristotelian approach to physics in that it was based on a search not for causes but for laws. Galileo's method was of overwhelming significance for the development of modern physics, and led to a final parting of the ways between science and philosophy.
About the author
Stillman Drake was Professor Emeritus at University of Toronto and his illustrious academic career spans over four decades.
Editorial Reviews
'stimulating and very convincing.' Theology