The Relation of Quantitative and Mathematical Methods in Science and Late Medieval Christian Theology
One of the most important features of modern science is its quantitative and mathematical method. It is commonly held that this method was developed along with modern science, during the 16th century, but a close historical investigation would suggest that this method was in fact developed during th...
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| description | One of the most important features of modern science is its quantitative and mathematical method. It is commonly held that this method was developed along with modern science, during the 16th century, but a close historical investigation would suggest that this method was in fact developed during the theological debates of the late medieval era rather than during the Scientific Revolution. This is particularly important for elucidating the historical relationship between science and religion in the west. Evidence suggests that it was the Christian theologians, who in spite of their theological concerns, encouraged Empiricism. In the present paper, I shall investigate the motivating factors for developing a quantitative method in late medieval theology. I will prove these three elements to have played an important role in this: the study of Optics with theological interests, Platonism in theology, and having theological intentions in pursuing mathematics. Thus, the relation between Empiricism and late medieval theology will be demonstrated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-514d40b23d6d42d59a059d9aea3582702024-03-06T08:03:16ZfasImam Sadiq Universityپژوهشنامه فلسفه دین2228-65782228-65862018-10-0116222324510.30497/prr.2019.24902490The Relation of Quantitative and Mathematical Methods in Science and Late Medieval Christian TheologyJavad Gholipoor0Yousef Daneshvar Nilu1Phd student of theology, department of theology and philosophy of religion, The imam khomeini educational & research instituteAssistant professor at department of theology and philosophy of religion, The Imam Khomeini Educational & Research InstituteOne of the most important features of modern science is its quantitative and mathematical method. It is commonly held that this method was developed along with modern science, during the 16th century, but a close historical investigation would suggest that this method was in fact developed during the theological debates of the late medieval era rather than during the Scientific Revolution. This is particularly important for elucidating the historical relationship between science and religion in the west. Evidence suggests that it was the Christian theologians, who in spite of their theological concerns, encouraged Empiricism. In the present paper, I shall investigate the motivating factors for developing a quantitative method in late medieval theology. I will prove these three elements to have played an important role in this: the study of Optics with theological interests, Platonism in theology, and having theological intentions in pursuing mathematics. Thus, the relation between Empiricism and late medieval theology will be demonstrated.https://prrj.isu.ac.ir/article_2490_27f5c304bb44206c2e41a9369a6f55b7.pdfmodern sciencequantitative and mathematical methodchristian theologyopticsplatonism in theology |
| spellingShingle | Javad Gholipoor Yousef Daneshvar Nilu The Relation of Quantitative and Mathematical Methods in Science and Late Medieval Christian Theology پژوهشنامه فلسفه دین modern science quantitative and mathematical method christian theology optics platonism in theology |
| title | The Relation of Quantitative and Mathematical Methods in Science and Late Medieval Christian Theology |
| title_full | The Relation of Quantitative and Mathematical Methods in Science and Late Medieval Christian Theology |
| title_fullStr | The Relation of Quantitative and Mathematical Methods in Science and Late Medieval Christian Theology |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relation of Quantitative and Mathematical Methods in Science and Late Medieval Christian Theology |
| title_short | The Relation of Quantitative and Mathematical Methods in Science and Late Medieval Christian Theology |
| title_sort | relation of quantitative and mathematical methods in science and late medieval christian theology |
| topic | modern science quantitative and mathematical method christian theology optics platonism in theology |
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