Reading the book of nature in the Dutch golden age, 1575-1715 /:

Traditionally, Dutch scientific culture of the Golden Age is regarded as rational, pragmatic, and utilitarian. The role of Christiaan Huygens, Johannes Swammerdam and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek in the so called Scientific Revolution was recognised long ago, as was the fact that the revolutionary philoso...

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1. Verfasser: Jorink, Eric
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Dutch
Veröffentlicht: Leiden, the Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Schriftenreihe:Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 191.
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Zusammenfassung:Traditionally, Dutch scientific culture of the Golden Age is regarded as rational, pragmatic, and utilitarian. The role of Christiaan Huygens, Johannes Swammerdam and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek in the so called Scientific Revolution was recognised long ago, as was the fact that the revolutionary philosophy of René Descartes made its first impact in the Netherlands. This book challenges the traditional picture. First, it shows how nature was regarded as a second book of God, next to the Bible. For many, contemplating, investigating, representing and collecting natural objects was a religious activity. Secondly, this book demonstrates that the deconstruction of the old picture of nature was partly caused by the pioneering exegetical research conducted in the Dutch Republic, more specifically, the emergence of radical biblical criticism.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxi, 472 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004191204
9004191208
1283119684
9781283119689