The Routledge Guidebook to Galileo's Dialogue (The Routledge Guides to the Great Books) by Maurice A. Finocchiaro

by Maurice A. Finocchiaro

The publication in 1632 of Galileo Galilei 's Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican marked a crucial moment in the scientific revolution and the origin of modern science. The Dialogue contains Galileo 's synthesis of astronomy, physics, and methodology, and it 's conclusions led Galileo to stand trial for denying the scientific authority of Scripture - for some this marked the start of the relgion vs science debate which continues to this day.In this guidebook, Maurice Finocchiaro introduces and key arguments and analysis that Galileo presents on both sides of the dialogueGalileo 's unique style of analysis, critical reasoning and rhetoricThe lasting significance of the Dialogue and the Galielo affair

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First published January 1, 2013