Theology and the Scientific Imagination: From the Middle Ages to the Seventeenth Century, Second Edition
Brand: Princeton University Press
Categories: Books, Politics & Social Sciences, Philosophy



Dimensions: 6.1 x 1 x 9.1 inches
ISBN-13: 978-0691181356
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0691181357
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Print length: 464 pages
Publication date: November 13, 2018
subtitle: Paperback – November 13, 2018
author: Amos Funkenstein Jonathan Sheehan
review: Editorial Reviews Review "Theology and the Scientific Imagination should be read by every historian of science. I can also hardly imagine a philosopher of science who would remain indifferent to the roots of modern thinking. The reading of this book gives one a deep intellectual pleasure: to follow adventures in ideas is like experiencing the adventures themselves." --Michael Heller, Review of Metaphysics "A bold study of ideas . . . bristling with insight and perceptive reinterpretation of familiar episodes in the history of natural philosophy." --David C. Lindberg, Journal of the History of Medicine "Powerful. . . . Liberation from naive conceptions of historical continuity gives Funkenstein leave to concentrate on a finely nuanced exegesis of those philosophers who fall within his purview. The result is a work of discernment and distinction." --J. H. Brooke, Times Higher Education Supplement Review "Theology and the Scientific Imagination should be read by every historian of science. I can also hardly imagine a philosopher of science who would remain indifferent to the roots of modern thinking. The reading of this book gives one a deep intellectual pleasure: to follow adventures in ideas is like experiencing the adventures themselves." ―Michael Heller, Review of Metaphysics "A bold study of ideas . . . bristling with insight and perceptive reinterpretation of familiar episodes in the history of natural philosophy." ―David C. Lindberg, Journal of the History of Medicine "Powerful. . . . Liberation from naive conceptions of historical continuity gives Funkenstein leave to concentrate on a finely nuanced exegesis of those philosophers who fall within his purview. The result is a work of discernment and distinction." ―J. H. Brooke, Times Higher Education Supplement About the Author Amos Funkenstein (1937–95) was the Koret Professor of Jewish History and University Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Mazer Chair in the History and Philosophy of Science at Tel Aviv University. He authored seven books and more than fifty scholarly articles in four languages, and received the Israel Prize in History, the highest honor bestowed by the State of Israel. Jonathan Sheehan is professor of history and director of the Berkeley Center for the Study of Religion at the University of California, Berkeley. Read more