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This is a powerful and a thrilling narrative history revealing the roots of modern science in the medieval world. The adjective 'medieval' has become a synonym for brutality and uncivilized behavior. Yet without the work of medieval scholars there could have been no Galileo, no Newton and no Scientific Revolution. In "God's Philosophers", James Hannam 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; no Pope tried to ban human dissection or the number zero. "God's Philosophers" is a celebration of the forgotten scientific achievements of the Middle Ages - advances which were often made thanks to, rather than in spite of, the influence of Christianity and Islam. Decisive progress was also made in technology: spectacles and the mechanical clock, for instance, were both invented in thirteenth-century Europe. Charting an epic journey through six centuries of history, "God's Philosophers" brings back to light the discoveries of neglected geniuses like John Buridan, Nicole Oresme and Thomas Bradwardine, as well as putting into context the contributions of more familiar figures like Roger Bacon, William of Ockham and Saint Thomas Aquinas.

>> No.1252669

sounds interesting

>> No.1252715

Stinkin revisionism

>> No.1252735

>>1252715

>Stinkin revisionism
How so?

>> No.1252747

Oh look, *more* apologetics.

>> No.1252764

>>1252747

You can never have enough.

>> No.1252799 [DELETED] 

"Copernicus afraid of persecution"
"people thinking the earth is flat"

meh, anyone who reads a bit about those subjects knows that anyway.
by the way, it was protestantism what made literal interpretations of the bible, because the roman church interpreted it freely (though science was mainly memorizing Aristotle's works anyway).
In fact Copernicus was encouraged to publish his works, but Andreas Osiander, protestant, raped his book.
Galileo got into trouble because the faggot in my picture started fucking with everyone who didn't agree with literal interpretations (even though he wasn't protestant), and the protestants realized how stupid they were and started interpreting the bible in an allegorical way, which is why science emerged mainly in England and France during the XVII century.

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1252804

"Copernicus afraid of persecution"
"people thinking the earth is flat"

meh, anyone who reads a bit about those subjects knows that anyway.
by the way, it was protestantism what made literal interpretations of the bible, because the roman church interpreted it freely (though science was mainly memorizing Aristotle's works anyway).
In fact Copernicus was encouraged to publish his works, but Andreas Osiander, protestant, raped his book.
Galileo got into trouble because the faggot in my picture started fucking with everyone who didn't agree with literal interpretations (even though he wasn't protestant), and the protestants realized how stupid they were and started interpreting the bible in an allegorical way, which is why science emerged mainly in England and France during the XVII century.

>> No.1252836

>>1252804

>meh, anyone who reads a bit about those subjects knows that anyway.

You'd be surprised at how ignorant people are about the middle ages.

I mostly agree with the rest of your post.
Protestants are to blame for many things.

>> No.1252873

>>1252836
oh, yes, I've heard people saying that Galileo was burned or things like that.

Though protestants also helped science a lot, though, making it focus in descriptions of nature and practical uses instead of looking for ultimate philosophical reasons for things.

>> No.1252901

>>1252873

>oh, yes, I've heard people saying that Galileo was burned or things like that.

Someone once told me that people in the middle ages feared bathing. He wasn't joking. It's what he really believed.

>> No.1252913

I'll look out for that book

>> No.1252943

>>1252901
The closest thing I've heard to that is the myth that women shouldn't bathe during menstruation.