Making truth in early modern Catholicism
Scholarship has come to value the uncertainties haunting early modern knowledge cultures; indeed, the awareness of the fragility and plurality of knowledge is now offered as a key element of "Baroque Science". Yet early modern actors never questioned the possibility of certainty itself; in...
| Published in: | Scientiae studies |
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| Contributors: | ; ; ; |
| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Amsterdam
Amsterdam University Press
[2021]
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| In: |
Scientiae studies (1)
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| Series/Journal: | Scientiae studies
1 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Truth
/ Catholicism
/ History 1600-1700
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| Further subjects: | B
Religion and science
B Collection of essays B Catholic Church History Modern period, 1500- B Catholic Church Doctrines |
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Table of Contents Presumably Free Access Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | Scholarship has come to value the uncertainties haunting early modern knowledge cultures; indeed, the awareness of the fragility and plurality of knowledge is now offered as a key element of "Baroque Science". Yet early modern actors never questioned the possibility of certainty itself; including the notion that truth is out there, universal, and therefore situated at one remove from human manipulations. This book addresses the central question of how early modern actors managed not to succumb to postmodern relativism, amidst uncertainties and blatant disagreements about the nature of God, Man, and the Universe. An international and interdisciplinary team of experts in fields ranging from Astronomy to Business Administration to Theology investigate a number of practices that are central to maintaining and functionalizing the notion of absolute truth, the certainty that could be achieved about it, and of the credibility of a wide plethora of actors in differentiating fields of knowledge |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9463720529 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5117/9789463720526 |