What Would Galileo Think of Ted Cruz?: Reflections on Epistemic Crisis and Early Modern Scholarship

The author discusses the relationship between early modern studies and contemporary epistemics. He mentions the statement made by Senator Ted Cruz comparing himself to Galileo and the inaccuracies in that statement, the question of contemporary public confidence in science, and the need for early mo...

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Main Author: Crawford, Matthew James (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [2019]
In: The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2019, Volume: 50, Issue: 1, Pages: 238-244
IxTheo Classification:KBQ North America
TJ Modern history
TK Recent history
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B PUBLIC opinion on science
B EPISTEMIC uncertainty
B CRUZ, Ted, 1970-
B Early Modern History
B PUBLIC support
B Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642