How Albert the Great's Speculum astronomiae was interpreted and used by four centuries of readers : a study in late medieval medicine, astronomy, and astrology / Scott E. Hendrix ; with a preface by Laura Ackerman Smoller.
Pubblicazione:
Lewiston : E. Mellen, c2010.
Descrizione fisica:
III, 326 p. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Preface / by Laura Ackerman Smoller. Acknowledgements. Introduction: Astrology's movement from the fringes to the center. 1. Defending Albert's reputation?: a consideration of the controversy concerning the autorship of the Speculum astronomiae 2. Faith and reason in conflict? 3. The link between natural philosophy and metaphysics: the place of astrology in Albert the Great's system of thought 4. Readers and their approach to the Speculum astronomiae 5. Whether for it or against it, you can't ignore it: readers and the Speculum astronomiae 6. The death and reincarnation of an authority. Appendix A. Select bibliography. Index
