God and Reason in the Middle Ages (Hardcover)

Edward Grant

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The Age of Reason associated with the names of Descartes, Newton, Hobbes, and the French philosophers, actually began in the universities that first emerged in the late Middle Ages (1100 to 1600) when the first large scale institutionalization of reason in the history of civilization occurred. This study shows how reason was used in the university subjects of logic, natural philosophy, and theology, and to a much lesser extent in medicine and law. The final chapter describes how the Middle Ages acquired an undeserved reputation as an age of superstition, barbarism, and unreason.

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Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2001
First published:	2001
Authors:	Edward Grant (Professor Emeritus)
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	408
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-80279-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-80279-2
Barcode:	9780521802796