Roger Bacon and the Sciences

Roger Bacon and the Sciences
Author: Hackett
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 459
Release: 2021-10-25
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9004444815

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-mathematical studies), his notion of a science, his moral philosophy, Bacon's contribution to medicine, alchemy, astrology, Bacon's positions in physics and metaphysics, an up dated bibliography of Bacon studies and a review of the state of Bacon Manuscripts. The volume situates Roger Bacon in the context of 13th century philosophy and thought, as well as demonstrating his importance for later thinkers. It is expected that it will be a major new contribution to Medieval and Renaissance Studies.

Roger Bacon and the Defence of Christendom

Roger Bacon and the Defence of Christendom
Author: Amanda Power
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2013
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0521885221

A revisionist study of Roger Bacon, examining his writings in the context of his commitment to the medieval Church.

The Philosophy and Science of Roger Bacon

The Philosophy and Science of Roger Bacon
Author: Nicola Polloni
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2021
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781003033943

"The Philosophy and Science of Roger Bacon offers new insights and research perspectives on one of the most intriguing characters of the Middle Ages, Roger Bacon. At the intersections between science and philosophy, the volume analyses central aspects of Bacon's reflections on how nature and society can be perfected. The volume dives into the intertwining of Bacon's philosophical stances on nature, substantial change, and hylomorphism with his scientific discussion of music, alchemy, and medicine. The Philosophy and Science of Roger Bacon also investigates Bacon's projects of education reform and his epistemological and theological ground maintaining that humans and God are bound by wisdom, and therefore science. Finally, the volume examines how Bacon's doctrines are related to a wider historical context, particularly in consideration of Peter John Olivi, John Pecham, Peter of Ireland, and Robert Grosseteste. The Philosophy and Science of Roger Bacon is a crucial tool for scholars and students working in the history of philosophy and science, and also for a broader audience interested in Roger Bacon and his long-lasting contribution to the history of ideas"--

The First Scientist

The First Scientist
Author: Brian Clegg
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780786711161

The first comprehensive biography of the medieval monk chronicles the life and accomplishments of Roger Bacon, whose experiments helped bring Europe out of the Middle Ages by pioneering an inductive approach to experimental science.

Francis Bacon: From Magic to Science

Francis Bacon: From Magic to Science
Author: Paolo Rossi
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1135028109

Originally published in 1968. This volume discusses Francis Bacon’s thought and work in the context of the European cultural environment that influenced Bacon’s philosophy and was in turn influenced by it. It examines the influence of magical and alchemical traditions on Bacon and his opposition to these traditions, as well as illustrating the naturalist, materialist and ethico-political patterns in Bacon’s allegorical interpretations of fables.

The Art and Science of Logic

The Art and Science of Logic
Author: Roger Bacon
Publisher: PIMS
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2009
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN:

Early in the 1240s the University of Paris hired a recent graduate from Oxford, Roger Bacon by name, to teach the arts and introduce Aristotle to its curriculum. Along with eight sets of questions on Aristotle's natural works and the Metaphysics he claims to have authored another eight books before he returned to Oxford around 1247. Within the prodigious output of this period we find a treatise on logic titled Summulae dialectices, and it is this that is here annotated and presented in translation. The book is unique in several respects. First, there is the breadth of its sources. Not only do we find explicit reference to the usual authors such as Aristotle, Plato, Boethius, Porphyry, Cicero, and Priscian, we also find unexpected reference to Augustine, Bernardus Silvestris, Donatus, Terence, and Themistius, along with mention of the Muslim philosophers Algazel and Ibn Rushd. Second, it is clear that Bacon is drawing on or reacting to an extraordinarily wide variety of medieval sources: Garland the Computist, Hugh of St. Victor, Master Hugo, Hugutius of Pisa, Isidore of Seville, Nicholas of Damas, Nicholas of Paris, Richard of Cornwall, Robert Kilwardby, Robert of Lincoln, and Robert the Englishman. Third, it unexpectedly presents a full-blown treatment of Aristotle's theory of demonstration. And finally, Bacon reveals a highly unorthodox view of the signification of common terms. Bacon, here, takes his students and us deeper into medieval sources and controversy than any of his rivals do.

Part of the Opus Tertium of Roger Bacon, Including a Fragment Now Printed for the First Time

Part of the Opus Tertium of Roger Bacon, Including a Fragment Now Printed for the First Time
Author: Roger 1214?-1294 Bacon
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781019702680

This book is a collection of writings by the English philosopher and Franciscan friar Roger Bacon. It includes a fragment of his Opus Tertium, which had never been published before. This book provides a fascinating glimpse into the mind of one of the most important figures in Western philosophy and science, and is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of science and philosophy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.