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The Transformation of Natural Philosophy: The Case of Philip Melanchthon

The Transformation of Natural Philosophy: The Case of Philip Melanchthon

Paperback

Series: Ideas in Context, Book 34

PhilosophyGeneral ChristianityGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 0521030463
ISBN13: 9780521030465
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Nov 2 2006
Pages: 268
Weight: 0.87
Height: 0.61 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This book examines the genesis of Lutheran interest in natural philosophical issues by focusing on the reform of natural philosophy initiated by Philip Melanchthon. It suggests that Melanchthon transformed traditional natural philosophy into a specifically Lutheran one in an effort to refute civil disobedience and promote Luther's cause. It argues that an approach to natural philosophy by a dichotomy of science vs. religion is hazardous: natural philosophy should be understood as a study of nature, understood as God's creation, undertaken for Christian purposes.

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