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Scientific Imagination in the Middle Ages

机译:中世纪的科学想象力

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Following Aristotle, medieval natural philosophers believed that knowledge was ultimately based on perception and observation; and like Aristotle, they also believed that observation could not explain the "why" of any perception. To arrive at the "why," natural philosophers offered theoretical explanations that required the use of the imagination. This was, however, only the starting point. Not only did they apply their imaginations to real phenomena, but expended even more intellectual energy on counterfactual phenomena, both extracosmic and intracosmic, extensively discussing, among other themes, the possible existence of other worlds and the possibility of an infinite extracosmic space. The application of the imagination to scientific problems during the Middle Ages was not an empty exercise, but, as I shall show, played a significant role in the development of early modern science.
机译:继亚里士多德之后,中世纪的自然哲学家认为知识最终是基于感知和观察的。和亚里士多德一样,他们也认为观察无法解释任何看法的“原因”。为了弄清楚“为什么”,自然哲学家提供了需要运用想象力的理论解释。但是,这仅仅是起点。他们不仅将自己的想象力应用于真实现象,而且将更多的智力精力投入到反事实现象上,无论是在宇宙内部还是在宇宙内部,都在广泛讨论了其他世界的可能存在以及无限宇宙空间的可能性等主题。将想象力应用于中世纪的科学问题并不是一项空洞的练习,但是,正如我将要展示的那样,它在早期现代科学的发展中起了重要作用。

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