ISBN: Ostalo
Godina izdanja: 2008
Jezik: Srpski
Autor: Strani

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME PRESS,2008,246 STR,VECI FORMAT,ENGLESKI JEZIK
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Galileo`s trial in 1633 before the Roman Inquisition is one of the most frequently mentioned topics in the history of science. Galileo`s encounter with the Catholic Church was not only a major turning point in the history of western culture; it is the paradigm case of the clash between the institutional authority of religion and the authority of scientific reason, a clash that has helped to define the modern era.

Blackwell`s new contribution to `the Galileo affair` concerns the official theological position against Galileo. The centerpiece of his project is the treatise entitled Tractatus syllepticus, written by Melchior Inchofer, S.J., whose judgment of the orthodoxy of Galileo`s Dialogue had been requested earlier by the Holy Office and was then incorporated into the proceedings of the trial. At the time, Inchofer`s judgment against Galileo`s book was both detailed and harsh. That judgment formed the basis for Inchofer`s subsequent Tractatus, the first English translation of which is included in this volume. Inchofer`s text provides a new and fascinating way of looking at the defense of the guilty verdict. Blackwell`s analysis of this material greatly enriches our knowledge of Galileo and his trial.

Both legal and theological behind-the-scenes aspects of Galileo`s trial are discussed. Because of a weak legal case, a plea bargain was arranged, extrajudicially, then sabotaged in the Holy Office before the final decision of the case. Through his close scrutiny of the specifics of the trial, Blackwell renders a picture that is more complex, and ominous, than the usual portrayal of the trial.