Astrology

Rutkin, H. Darrel

doi:10.1017/chol9780521572446.024

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“…Rutkin destaca que alguns historiadores acreditam que Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola convenceu os astrólogos a parar a prática com sua publicação Disputationes adversus astrologiam divinatricem (1496) e outros ainda dizem que completou a destruição com o trabalho De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (1543) de Copérnico. Todavia, isto não é verdade, pois Kepler e Galileo Galilei ainda a praticavam 34 . Contudo, nos parece que tanto Pico quanto Copérnico têm papéis na história da queda.…”

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Alguns aspectos da astrologia em Kepler

Menezes

Batista

Gardelli

2020

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Neste trabalho apresentaremos um pequeno estudo sobre a astrologia de Kepler e algumas reflexões sobre a prática em suas concepções. O escrito que norteou nossa pesquisa foi De fundamentis astrologiae certioribus (1602), um trabalho em que temos uma preocupação com os fundamentos da astrologia, além das previsões para o referido ano. Nossa análise se voltou, principalmente, nas características dos planetas que nos levou a iniciar uma reflexão sobre o papel da luz. A partir desse estudo acreditamos ser possível, de fato, atribuir uma fundamental importância da astrologia em sua cosmologia

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Section: O Papel Da Luzunclassified

Alguns aspectos da astrologia em Kepler

Menezes

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Gardelli

2020

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“…Some examples suggest that assessment outcomes and their effects take place over long periods of time, while others indicate that the two processes happen almost simultaneously. For instance, it seems as though the assessment of astrology took place over a few centuries, with each generation of scholars taking issue with a particular part of the theory (Rutkin, 2008). This suggests that evaluation by the demarcation criteria does not necessarily lead to its corresponding effect in an instant fashion.…”

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“…It is also undeniable that this problem features prominently in discussions concerning scientific change (Derksen, 1993). For example, astrology was once considered an important part of mainstream science (Rutkin, 2008), but it is now regarded as unscientific (Thagard, 1978). In short, it is uncontroversial that the problem of demarcation is relevant to the theory of scientific change.…”

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Scientificity and The Law of Theory Demarcation

Sarwar

Fraser

2018

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The demarcation between science and non-science seems to play an important role in the process of scientific change, as theories regularly transition from being considered scientific to being considered unscientific and vice versa. However, theoretical scientonomy is yet to shed light on this process. The goal of this paper is to tackle the problem of demarcation from the scientonomic perspective. Specifically, we introduce scientificity as a distinct epistemic stance that an agent can take towards a theory. We contend that changes in this stance are to be traced and explained by scientonomy. Thus, we formulate a new law of theory demarcation to account for changes in scientificity within the scientonomic framework. Suggested Modifications [Sciento-2018-0013]: Accept scientificity as a distinct epistemic stance that epistemic agents can take towards theories. Also accept the following questions as legitimate topics of scientonomic inquiry: Scientificity: How should scientificity be defined? Scientificity of Methods: Can the epistemic stance of scientificity be taken towards methods? Can there be unscientific or pseudoscientific methods? Scientificity of Questions: Can the epistemic stance of scientificity be taken towards questions? Can there be unscientific or pseudoscientific questions? [Sciento-2018-0014]: Accept the following law as a new scientonomic axiom: The Law of Theory Demarcation: if a theory satisfies the demarcation criteria of the method employed at the time, it becomes scientific; if it does not, it remains unscientific; if assessment is inconclusive, the theory’s status can become scientific, unscientific, or uncertain. Accept that the law of theory demarcation is not a tautology. Also accept the following questions as legitimate topics of scientonomic inquiry: Indicators of Theory Scientificity: What are the historical indicators of a theory’s scientificity? Can traditional indicators like textbooks, encyclopedias, conference proceedings, and journals be used to determine if evaluation by the demarcation criteria took place? Indicators of Conclusiveness for Scientificity Assessment: What are the historical indicators that an assessment by the demarcation criteria was conclusive or inconclusive? Does the lack of agreement or evidence count in favor of inconclusive assessment outcome?

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“…22 22 For an excellent outline of the history of astrology, see Tester (1987). See also Webster (1982)Garin (1983) and Rutkin (2006). …”

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‘Mathematics Made No Contribution to the Public Weal’: Why Jean Fernel (1497-1558) Became a Physician

Henry¹

2011

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This paper offers a caution that emphasis upon the importance of mathematics in recent historiography is in danger of obscuring the historical fact that, for the most part, mathematics was not seen as important in the pre-modern period. The paper proceeds by following a single case study, and in so doing offers the first account of the mathematical writings of Jean Fernel (1497-1558), better known as a leading medical innovator of the 16th century. After establishing Fernel's early commitment to mathematics, and attempt to forge a career as a cosmographer, it goes on to explain his abandonment of mathematics for a career in medicine. The 'mathematization of the world picture' is usually explained in terms of the perceived usefulness of mathematics, but Fernel's case shows that for many pre-modern thinkers, mathematics was not regarded as a useful pursuit. The paper should serve as a reminder, therefore, that the take-up of mathematics by natural philosophers was by no means inevitable, but had to be carefully managed by early modern mathematical practitioners. The case of Fernel indicates that perhaps he was not the only would-be mathematical practitioner to abandon mathematics in favor of a calling that was more appreciated by contemporaries.

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Astrology

Cited by 37 publications

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Alguns aspectos da astrologia em Kepler

Alguns aspectos da astrologia em Kepler

Scientificity and The Law of Theory Demarcation

‘Mathematics Made No Contribution to the Public Weal’: Why Jean Fernel (1497-1558) Became a Physician

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