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| Named Person: | Albertus, Magnus Saint |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Scott E Hendrix |
| ISBN: | 9780773436350 0773436359 |
| OCLC Number: | 588998883 |
| Description: | iii, 326 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Astrology's Movement from the Fringes to the Center; Chapter I; Defending Albert's Reputation? A Consideration of the Controversy; Concerning the Authorship of the Speculum astronomiae; Chapter II; Faith and Reason in Conflict?; Chapter III; The Link Between Natural Philosophy and Metaphysics: The Place of Astrology in Albert the Great's System of Thought.; Chapter IV; Readers and their Approach to the Speculum astronomiae; Chapter V; Whether for it or Against it, you can't Ignore it: Readers and the Speculum astronomiae.; Chapter VI; The Death and Reincarnation of an Authority.; Appendix A; Select Bibliography. |
| Responsibility: | Scott E. Hendrix ; with a preface by Laura Ackerman Smoller. |
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"For one wishing to glimpse the Medieval and Renaissance debate about the stars, Hendrix's study offers a lively and learned entree into that world." - Prof. Laura Ackerman Smoller University of Arkansas at Little Rock" Read more...
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