I find it hard to reconcile philosophy which studied astrology, theology and alchemy as scientific disciplines with the contributions of Hook, Newton and Copernicus. How did the intellectual/philosophical legacy of the Medieval world serve as a foundation for modern science?
Development of a stronger form of logic and the scientific method. From the view of present day, astrology, theology, and alchemy, may seem to be easily dismissed. We are taking as obvious, research that was performed in the middle ages. Someone had to do the research that followed proper scientific methods to prove or disprove hypotheses regarding astrology and alchemy.
Albert the Great and his pupil Thomas Aquinas.
Copernicus practiced alchemy. Many of the scientists did and had to reconcile it with their growing feelings and evidence that it was worthless.. Science did not mean the same thing then as it does now. Science dealt with moral philosophy not empirical knowledge like it does today. You can't reconcile it in your mind because it is anachronistic. Read some history books on scientific revolution and the reformation. It will help
Modern science ascribes to its own philosophy and upholds certain assumptions, foundations and methods of study just like alchemy, theology and astrology. Modern man assumes science as we know it today is purely a study of one's reality; however, it can not be denied that fallible human senses and logic are inexorably tied to the pursuit of scientific inquiry.
Not hard question really wrote:
Albert the Great and his pupil Thomas Aquinas.
Nope. Look up William Ockham and Ockham's razor
Ockham was the arch-nominalist and he and Duns Scotus set things back for decades if not centuries... It was Albert and Thomas who asserted the connection between our senses and the world...
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Not hard question really wrote:Albert the Great and his pupil Thomas Aquinas.
Nope. Look up William Ockham and Ockham's razor
Dude, Scotus and then his freaking disciple Ockham are a side track dead end!
Ockham said there are no things but individuals! That's ascientific any way you cut it.
This was the original question: How did the intellectual/philosophical legacy of the Medieval world serve as a foundation for modern science?
I answered Albert the Great and Thomas Aquinas laid the foundation for what came later.
You said, "nope", it was Ockham. And therefore, you think nominalism is the foundation of modern science.
That is both silly and wrong.