Roger Bacon and the Sciences: Commemorative Essays 1996Jeremiah Hackett 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. |
Contents
His Life Career and Works | 9 |
Roger Bacons Attitude Toward the Latin Translations | 25 |
Roger Bacon and Grammar | 67 |
Roger Bacon et la logique | 103 |
Roger Bacon on Rhetoric and Poetics | 133 |
Roger Bacons Knowledge of Mathematics | 151 |
The Sources of | 175 |
Roger Bacon on Geography and Cartography | 199 |
An Overview of Roger Bacons Alchemy | 317 |
The Paradox of the Forbidden Fruit | 337 |
Roger Bacon and the Secret of Secrets | 365 |
A Roger Bacon Bibliography 19851995 | 395 |
Roger Bacons Moral Science | 405 |
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Roger Bacon on Music | 223 |
Roger Bacon on Light Vision and the Universal Emanation | 243 |
Roger Bacon on Scientia Experimentalis | 277 |
List of Authors 441 | |
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