Questioning Nature in Late Middle Ages. A History of Method, Praxis and Innovation
This essay traces the interconnections between method, praxis and innovation with their epistemological consequences at the end of the Middle Ages. In the wake of scholastic natural philosophy, this vibrant process marks a milestone in the history of science. During the Thirteenth and Fourteenth cen...
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| description | This essay traces the interconnections between method, praxis and innovation with their epistemological consequences at the end of the Middle Ages. In the wake of scholastic natural philosophy, this vibrant process marks a milestone in the history of science. During the Thirteenth and Fourteenth centuries a profound transformation takes place in the way of observing nature through a meticulous data collection, experiments and subsequent analysis. In this cultural framework, the Franciscans analyze the realities of the world with an extremely original pragmatic dynamism. This approach gives priority to a practical sense of thinking through a transformative action which opens the doors to a pioneering scientific method and contributes to a long series of innovations. A positive result is an advanced didactics—especially developed by Buridan, Oresme and their followers —that will have a great impact on a continental level, changing the common ground of European science.
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| spelling | doaj-art-a7ccbde519fc454993ce44f6c46b0ee72025-08-20T03:30:19ZspaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMedievalia0188-66572448-82322022-03-01532Questioning Nature in Late Middle Ages. A History of Method, Praxis and InnovationGiovanni Patriarca0Universidad de las Palmas de Gran CanariaThis essay traces the interconnections between method, praxis and innovation with their epistemological consequences at the end of the Middle Ages. In the wake of scholastic natural philosophy, this vibrant process marks a milestone in the history of science. During the Thirteenth and Fourteenth centuries a profound transformation takes place in the way of observing nature through a meticulous data collection, experiments and subsequent analysis. In this cultural framework, the Franciscans analyze the realities of the world with an extremely original pragmatic dynamism. This approach gives priority to a practical sense of thinking through a transformative action which opens the doors to a pioneering scientific method and contributes to a long series of innovations. A positive result is an advanced didactics—especially developed by Buridan, Oresme and their followers —that will have a great impact on a continental level, changing the common ground of European science. https://www.revistas-filologicas.unam.mx/medievalia/index.php/mv/article/view/426History of ScienceMedieval PhilosophyMedieval HistoryPhilosophy of ScienceHistory of Franciscan Thought |
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| title | Questioning Nature in Late Middle Ages. A History of Method, Praxis and Innovation |
| title_full | Questioning Nature in Late Middle Ages. A History of Method, Praxis and Innovation |
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| title_short | Questioning Nature in Late Middle Ages. A History of Method, Praxis and Innovation |
| title_sort | questioning nature in late middle ages a history of method praxis and innovation |
| topic | History of Science Medieval Philosophy Medieval History Philosophy of Science History of Franciscan Thought |
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