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The Philosophy and Science of Roger Bacon offers new insights and
research perspectives on one of the most intriguing characters of
the Middle Ages, Roger Bacon. At the intersections between science
and philosophy, the volume analyses central aspects of Bacon's
reflections on how nature and society can be perfected. The volume
dives into the intertwining of Bacon's philosophical stances on
nature, substantial change, and hylomorphism with his scientific
discussion of music, alchemy, and medicine. The Philosophy and
Science of Roger Bacon also investigates Bacon's projects of
education reform and his epistemological and theological ground
maintaining that humans and God are bound by wisdom, and therefore
science. Finally, the volume examines how Bacon's doctrines are
related to a wider historical context, particularly in
consideration of Peter John Olivi, John Pecham, Peter of Ireland,
and Robert Grosseteste. The Philosophy and Science of Roger Bacon
is a crucial tool for scholars and students working in the history
of philosophy and science and also for a broader audience
interested in Roger Bacon and his long-lasting contribution to the
history of ideas.
The Latin Middle Ages were characterised by a vast array of
different representations of nature. These conceptualisations of
the natural world were developed according to the specific
requirements of many different disciplines, with the consequent
result of producing a fragmentation of images of nature. Despite
this plurality, two main tendencies emerged. On the one hand, the
natural world was seen as a reflection of God's perfection,
teleologically ordered and structurally harmonious. On the other,
it was also considered as a degraded version of the spiritual realm
- a world of impeccable ideas, separate substances, and celestial
movers. This book focuses on this tension between order and
randomness, and idealisation and reality of nature in the Middle
Ages. It provides a cutting-edge profile of the doctrinal and
semantic richness of the medieval idea of nature, and also
illustrates the structural interconnection among learned and
scientific disciplines in the medieval period, stressing the
fundamental bond linking together science and philosophy, on the
one hand, and philosophy and theology, on the other. This book will
appeal to scholars and students alike interested in Medieval
European History, Theology, Philosophy, and Science.
The Philosophy and Science of Roger Bacon offers new insights and
research perspectives on one of the most intriguing characters of
the Middle Ages, Roger Bacon. At the intersections between science
and philosophy, the volume analyses central aspects of Bacon's
reflections on how nature and society can be perfected. The volume
dives into the intertwining of Bacon's philosophical stances on
nature, substantial change, and hylomorphism with his scientific
discussion of music, alchemy, and medicine. The Philosophy and
Science of Roger Bacon also investigates Bacon's projects of
education reform and his epistemological and theological ground
maintaining that humans and God are bound by wisdom, and therefore
science. Finally, the volume examines how Bacon's doctrines are
related to a wider historical context, particularly in
consideration of Peter John Olivi, John Pecham, Peter of Ireland,
and Robert Grosseteste. The Philosophy and Science of Roger Bacon
is a crucial tool for scholars and students working in the history
of philosophy and science and also for a broader audience
interested in Roger Bacon and his long-lasting contribution to the
history of ideas.
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