International year of astronomy 2009
Subtitle: bringing Galileo to the world
By: Domenico Pietropaolo, ed
Series: Language, media & education studies -- 62
Publisher: Legas
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York; Ottawa; Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9781897493540
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Congresses; Congre  s.; Religion and science; History; Science and the arts; Arts and religion; Religion et sciences; Histoire; Sciences et arts; Arts; Aspect religieux
Description: "The papers gathered in this volume were delivered at a conference at the University of St. Michael's College on Galileo, science and the church. The purpose of the conference was twofold: (i) to gather together scholars interested in revisiting Galileo's thought on the relationship between science, faith and the arts. (ii) to bring his ideas into dialogue with their representation in the arts since the seventeenth century, including literature and film. The conference gave rise to a lively discussion of the ideas and circumstances that led to Galileo's trial in Rome and to issues in his thought that are still very much with us today. The scholars represented in this volume are concerned with the place occupied by Galileo's thought in the history of theology, philosophy, science, and the arts. Their reflections and their research shed much light on aspects of Galileo's uneasy relationship with the culture of his day and ours, and they point the way to new approaches to his works."--
Notes: Based on papers presented at the conference Galileo: Science, Faith and the Arts, held at St. Michael's College, Toronto, Ont., from October 3 to October 4, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references.