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What I Do Not Believe, and Other EssaysThe Trial of Galileo

What I Do Not Believe, and Other Essays: The Trial of Galileo [The trial of Galileo has long been used by historians, by philosophers, and by scientists as a classic example of intellectual martyrdom, resembling somewhat the trial of Socrates. Since that is the way “the Galileo story” is usually represented, it turns out replete with villains and heroes. The scenario depends on who the scriptwriter happens to be.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

What I Do Not Believe, and Other EssaysThe Trial of Galileo

Part of the Synthese Library Book Series (volume 38)
Editors: Lund, Matthew D.
Hanson, Norwood Russell
What I Do Not Believe, and Other Essays — Jan 30, 2020
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Springer Netherlands
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© Springer Nature B.V. 2020. The first edition of this book was published by D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland in 1971 publishing with ISBN-13:978-94-010-3110-3. The editors of the first edition were Stephen Toulmin and Harry Woolf. 1st edition: © D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1971
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978-94-024-1738-8
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157 –169
DOI
10.1007/978-94-024-1739-5_8
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[The trial of Galileo has long been used by historians, by philosophers, and by scientists as a classic example of intellectual martyrdom, resembling somewhat the trial of Socrates. Since that is the way “the Galileo story” is usually represented, it turns out replete with villains and heroes. The scenario depends on who the scriptwriter happens to be.]

Published: Jan 30, 2020

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