Galileo on religion

Galileo and the Early Modern Compromise in Philosophy

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[In my Introduction to Philosophy course this week, we are reading and discussing Galileo Galilei’s attempt to reconcile the new science with traditional religion. The text of his Letter is at my Texts in Philosophy page.] In his open letter to the Grand Duchess Christina (1615), Galileo offered a defense of science against the prevailing […]

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What is the best philosophical approach to religion? (Spring 2011 edition)

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For my Introduction to Philosophy course, a question on the final exam [pdf] was: “Religion was a theme for all of our authors this semester: * Socrates was put on trial and found guilty of impiety; * Galileo was silenced despite arguing for a compromise between science and religion; * Descartes tried to prove with

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