Roger Bacon and the sciences : : commemorative essays / / edited by Jeremiah Hackett.

This volume deals with the philosophy and thought of Roger Bacon. It is an effort to bring Roger Bacon studies up to date. Attention is given to a wide range of topics: Bacon's life and works, Bacon's contribution to the trivium (language studies) and the quadrivium (scientific-mathematica...

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Superior document:Studien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters ; Band 57
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands ;, New York ;, Köln : : Brill,, [1997]
©1997
Year of Publication:1997
Language:English
French
Series:Studien und Texte zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters ; Band 57.
Physical Description:1 online resource (459 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. Roger Bacon: His Life, Career and Works Jeremiah Hackett
  • 2. Roger Bacon's Attitude Toward the Latin Translations and Translators of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries Richard Lemay
  • 3. Roger Bacon on the Classification of th eSciences Jeremiah Hackett
  • 4. Roger Bacon and Grammar Irene Rosier-Catach
  • 5. Roger Bacon et la logique Alain De Libera
  • 6. Roger Baconon Rhetoric and Petics Jeremiah Hackett
  • 7. Roger Bacon's knowledge of Mathematics George Molland
  • 8. Roger Bacon on Astronomy-Astrology: The Sources of the Scientia Experimentalis Jeremiah Hackett
  • 9. Roger Bacon on geography and cartography David Wood and Herbert M. Howe
  • 10. Roger Bacon on Music Nancy van Dreusden
  • 11. Roger Bacon on Ligt, Vision, and the Universal Emanation of Force David C. Lindberg
  • 12. Roger Bacon on Scientia Experimentalis Jeremiah Hackett
  • 13. An Overview of Roger Bacon's Alchemy William R. Newman
  • 14. Roger Bacon and MEdicine: The Paradox of the Forbidden Fruit and the Secrets of Long Life Faye Getz
  • 15. Roger Bacon and the Secret of Secrets Steven J. Williams
  • 16. Roger Bacon bibliography (1985-1995) Thomas S. Maloney
  • 17. Epilogue: Roger Bacon's Moral Science Jeremiah Hackett
  • Indices
  • List of Authors.