At a time when religion and science are seen by many to be antagonists locked in a battle to the death, Professor Hooykaas offers a startling proposition: modern science, he suggests, is in good part a product of the Judeo-Christian influence on western thought.
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Seller: Gerald Leach, Nr. Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Religion and the Rise of Modern Science by R. Hooykaas explores the relationship between religious belief and the development of modern scientific thought. The author argues that certain religious ideas, particularly within Protestant Christianity, helped encourage the systematic study of nature that contributed to the Scientific Revolution. Combining history, philosophy and science, the book offers a thought-provoking examination of the cultural foundations of modern science. Seller Inventory # mon0001653782
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