Subverting Aristotle: Religion, History, and Philosophy in Early Modern Science

by Craig Martin

How new thinking about history, evidence, and scientific authority depended on undermining the authority of Aristotelianism.

"The belief that Aristotle's philosophy is incompatible with Christianity is hardly controversial today," writes Craig Martin. Yet "for centuries, Christian culture embraced Aristotelian thought as its own, reconciling his philosophy with theology and church doctrine. The image of Aristotle as source of religious...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421413167
• ISBN13: 9781421413167
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher