نوع مقاله : ترویجی
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گروه فلسفه علم - دانشگاه صنعتی شریف
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسنده [English]
This article aims to demonstrate the depth and complexity of Galileo’s engagement with Aristotle. Contrary to the prevailing interpretation—which typically portrays Galileo, from a modern scientific perspective, as standing in direct opposition to Aristotelian thought—this article argues that such a view is historically misleading. It further contends that Galileo’s relationship with Aristotelian philosophy cannot be reduced to the expression of a merely personal belief, nor can it be understood as an attempt to separate scientific inquiry from religious concerns. Likewise, Galileo’s position should not be interpreted as a strategic confrontation with the Church undertaken solely as a means of self-defense. Rather, Galileo’s approach to Scripture represents an interpretation distinct from a literal reading of the sacred text, one grounded in what he regarded as a scientifically informed hermeneutic. For Galileo, God was the author of both the Book of Nature and the Book of Scripture. On this basis, the article traces the trajectory of Galileo’s scientific transformation from its earliest stages through its final articulation. It shows how Galileo came to understand terrestrial and celestial motions as governed by the same underlying principles, thereby unifying the physics of the sublunary and supralunary realms.
Ultimately, this article is not confined to a purely scientific analysis. It seeks instead to uncover the theological layers embedded within Galileo’s scientific thought. To this end, the author reconstructs Galileo’s intellectual development and divides this trajectory into six distinct sections, each corresponding to a specific phase in the evolution of his scientific and theological reasoning.
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