11. General Term: Metaphysical
Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution , experiments with, and
observations of, the world became the yardsticks for measuring truth and
reality. Therefore, our contemporary valuation of scientific knowledge over
other forms of knowledge
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12. Intro Topic: History
Europe
turned away from scientific thinking - the science, mathematics, and astronomy
of the ancient Greeks was kept alive in the Islamic world, where it was further
developed and enriched by Moslem scholars. In the thirteenth century when
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13. Interview: Cosmic Questions Clip Index
and Theologians who Welcome Scientific Knowledge
Play
Lawrence Kushner on the Similarities Between Scientific and Theological Questions
Play
Joel Primack on the
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14. Biography: Biography Index
and The Genetic Revolution
Francis
Collins - Physician-Geneticist, director of the National Human
Genome Research Institute
George
V. Coyne, S.J. -
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15. Divine Action Topic: Ayala, Francisco J. Darwins Devolution: Des...
in terms of gaps in the scientific account of nature - although the
origin of the universe will always remain outside the bounds of scientific
explanation.
The essay concludes by
acknowledging the success of science as a way of knowing, a
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16. Divine Action Topic: McMullin, Ernan. Formalism and Ontology in Early ...
issues arise which divide scientific realists and nonrealists.
With this in place, McMullin
turns to the early history of astronomy and finds similar difficulties in
moving from formalism to ontology. He starts with Greek astronomy, where
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17. Maddox Bibliography Topic: d. Recent Critiques of Naturalistic Darwinism (es...
William. The Design Revolution: Answering
the Toughest Questions about Intelligent Design . Downers Grove, IL:
InterVarsity, 2004.
Dembski, William, editor. Uncommon Dissent:
Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing .
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18. Maddox Bibliography Topic: I. Historical and Social Background of Contempora...
Shapin, Steven. The Scientific Revolution .
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
Toulmin, Stephen. Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of
Modernity . New York: Free Press, 1990.
Wertheim , Margaret. Pythagoras
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19. Interview: Setting the Scene for Cosmic Questions
and Theologians who Welcome Scientific Knowledge
Play
Lawrence Kushner on the Similarities Between Scientific
and Theological Questions
Play
Joel Primack on the
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20. General Term: Galileo (1564-1642)
for what is to come in the scientific revolution he
instigates the idea that mathematics can apply precisely to the world around us
and that we can produce mathematically framed laws that relate to this world.
In
relation to the reverence
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