书名: The Transformation of Natural Philosophy: The Case of Philip Melanchthon (Ideas in Context)
作者: Sachiko Kusukawa (Author)
出版社: Cambridge University Press (March 31, 1995)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521473470
ISBN-13: 978-0521473477
Book Description
This book examines the genesis of Lutheran interest in natural philosophical issues by focusing on the reform of natural philosophy initiated by Philip Melanchthon. It suggests that Melanchthon transformed traditional natural philosophy into a specifically Lutheran one in an effort to refute civil disobedience and promote Luther's cause. It argues that an approach to natural philosophy by a dichotomy of "science" vs. "religion" is hazardous: natural philosophy should be understood as a study of nature, understood as God's creation, undertaken for Christian purposes.
"...an exemplary case study." -- Renaissance Quarterly
"Kusukawa provides a rich analysis of the natural philosophy of Melanchthon." -- Reader's Review
"In The Transformation of Natural Philosophy Kusukawa provides historical context for Melanchthon's natural philosophy in imaginative and innovative ways..." -- The Sixteenth Century Journal
"This book contributes much of value both to an understanding of Melanchthon and to an understanding of scientific study in the sixteenth century." -- Charles G. Nauert, Jr., American Historical Review
"Kusukawa's study is an indispensable guide and an important starting point for future discussion." -- Ralph Keen, Church History
"In addition to bringing to light important developments in sixteenth-century German natural philosphy, Kusukawa's work provides some insight into the origins of fideism and its connection with Lutheran thought. This is a significant contribution to the history of an area that perhaps receives its fullest articulation in the work of that latter-day Lutheran philosopher, Immanuel Kant." -- Michael W. Tkacz, Review of Metaphysics
About the Author
Sachiko Kusukawa, Trinity College, Cambridge
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作者: Sachiko Kusukawa (Author)
出版社: Cambridge University Press (March 31, 1995)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521473470
ISBN-13: 978-0521473477
Book Description
This book examines the genesis of Lutheran interest in natural philosophical issues by focusing on the reform of natural philosophy initiated by Philip Melanchthon. It suggests that Melanchthon transformed traditional natural philosophy into a specifically Lutheran one in an effort to refute civil disobedience and promote Luther's cause. It argues that an approach to natural philosophy by a dichotomy of "science" vs. "religion" is hazardous: natural philosophy should be understood as a study of nature, understood as God's creation, undertaken for Christian purposes.
- A monographic treatment in English of Melanchthon's natural philosophy
- Studies the implication of the Lutheran Reformation on philosophy education in universities
- Considers natural philosophy as neither science nor religion
"...an exemplary case study." -- Renaissance Quarterly
"Kusukawa provides a rich analysis of the natural philosophy of Melanchthon." -- Reader's Review
"In The Transformation of Natural Philosophy Kusukawa provides historical context for Melanchthon's natural philosophy in imaginative and innovative ways..." -- The Sixteenth Century Journal
"This book contributes much of value both to an understanding of Melanchthon and to an understanding of scientific study in the sixteenth century." -- Charles G. Nauert, Jr., American Historical Review
"Kusukawa's study is an indispensable guide and an important starting point for future discussion." -- Ralph Keen, Church History
"In addition to bringing to light important developments in sixteenth-century German natural philosphy, Kusukawa's work provides some insight into the origins of fideism and its connection with Lutheran thought. This is a significant contribution to the history of an area that perhaps receives its fullest articulation in the work of that latter-day Lutheran philosopher, Immanuel Kant." -- Michael W. Tkacz, Review of Metaphysics
About the Author
Sachiko Kusukawa, Trinity College, Cambridge
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