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The motto of the Royal Society-Nullius in verba-was intended to
highlight the members' rejection of received knowledge and the new
place they afforded direct empirical evidence in their quest for
genuine, useful knowledge about the world. But while many studies
have raised questions about the construction, reception and
authentication of knowledge, Evidence in the Age of the New
Sciences is the first to examine the problem of evidence at this
pivotal moment in European intellectual history. What constituted
evidence-and for whom? Where might it be found? How should it be
collected and organized? What is the relationship between evidence
and proof? These are crucial questions, for what constitutes
evidence determines how people interrogate the world and the kind
of arguments they make about it. In this important new collection,
Lancaster and Raiswell have assembled twelve studies that capture
aspects of the debate over evidence in a variety of intellectual
contexts. From law and theology to geography, medicine and
experimental philosophy, the chapters highlight the great diversity
of approaches to evidence-gathering that existed side by side in
the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. In this way, the volume
makes an important addition to the literature on early science and
knowledge formation, and will be of particular interest to scholars
and advanced students in these fields.
The motto of the Royal Society-Nullius in verba-was intended to
highlight the members' rejection of received knowledge and the new
place they afforded direct empirical evidence in their quest for
genuine, useful knowledge about the world. But while many studies
have raised questions about the construction, reception and
authentication of knowledge, Evidence in the Age of the New
Sciences is the first to examine the problem of evidence at this
pivotal moment in European intellectual history. What constituted
evidence-and for whom? Where might it be found? How should it be
collected and organized? What is the relationship between evidence
and proof? These are crucial questions, for what constitutes
evidence determines how people interrogate the world and the kind
of arguments they make about it. In this important new collection,
Lancaster and Raiswell have assembled twelve studies that capture
aspects of the debate over evidence in a variety of intellectual
contexts. From law and theology to geography, medicine and
experimental philosophy, the chapters highlight the great diversity
of approaches to evidence-gathering that existed side by side in
the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. In this way, the volume
makes an important addition to the literature on early science and
knowledge formation, and will be of particular interest to scholars
and advanced students in these fields.
This book explores the manifold ways of knowing-and knowing about-
preternatural beings such as demons, angels, fairies, and other
spirits that inhabited and were believed to act in early modern
European worlds. Its contributors examine how people across the
social spectrum assayed the various types of spiritual entities
that they believed dwelled invisibly but meaningfully in the spaces
just beyond (and occasionally within) the limits of human
perception. Collectively, the volume demonstrates that an awareness
and understanding of the nature and capabilities of spirits-whether
benevolent or malevolent-was fundamental to the knowledge-making
practices that characterize the years between ca. 1500 and 1750.
This is, therefore, a book about how epistemological and
experiential knowledge of spirits persisted and evolved in concert
with the wider intellectual changes of the early modern period,
such as the Protestant Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, and
the Enlightenment.
The Medieval Devil is a unique collection of primary sources that
examines the development of medieval society through the lens of
how people perceived the devil. In exploring where and how
Europeans discerned his presence, detected his machinations, and
sought to counter his actions, readers will be afforded a new and
important point of entry into medieval history. Each chapter begins
with an introduction to familiarize readers with critical issues
and to contextualize the primary sources against broader
developments of the period. Questions for discussion and
reflection, twelve black-and-white illustrations, and a short
bibliography are included.
The Medieval Devil is a unique collection of primary sources that
examines the development of medieval society through the lens of
how people perceived the devil. In exploring where and how
Europeans discerned his presence, detected his machinations, and
sought to counter his actions, readers will be afforded a new and
important point of entry into medieval history. Each chapter begins
with an introduction to familiarize readers with critical issues
and to contextualize the primary sources against broader
developments of the period. Questions for discussion and
reflection, twelve black-and-white illustrations, and a short
bibliography are included.
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