Fragmented Nature: Medieval Latinate Reasoning on the Natural World and Its Order: (Studies in Medieval History and Culture)
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Fragmented Nature: Medieval Latinate Reasoning on the Natural World and Its Order: (Studies in Medieval History and Culture)

Fragmented Nature: Medieval Latinate Reasoning on the Natural World and Its Order: (Studies in Medieval History and Culture)

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Mattia Cipriani (Contributor) Nicola Polloni (Contributor)  

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The Latin Middle Ages were characterised by a vast array of different representations of nature. These conceptualisations of the natural world were developed according to the specific requirements of many different disciplines, with the consequent result of producing a fragmentation of images of nature. Despite this plurality, two main tendencies emerged. On the one hand, the natural world was seen as a reflection of God's perfection, teleologically ordered and structurally harmonious. On the other, it was also considered as a degraded version of the spiritual realm - a world of impeccable ideas, separate substances, and celestial movers. This book focuses on this tension between order and randomness, and idealisation and reality of nature in the Middle Ages. It provides a cutting-edge profile of the doctrinal and semantic richness of the medieval idea of nature, and also illustrates the structural interconnection among learned and scientific disciplines in the medieval period, stressing the fundamental bond linking together science and philosophy, on the one hand, and philosophy and theology, on the other. This book will appeal to scholars and students alike interested in Medieval European History, Theology, Philosophy, and Science. 5 Tables, black and white; 6 Halftones, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white
Mattia Cipriani currently holds an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship at the Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany. His research focuses on Thomas of Cantimpre's Liber de natura rerum, on medieval encyclopaedism, and on the transmission of naturalistic ideas and texts. Nicola Polloni has worked at the universities of Pavia, Durham, and Berlin. Since 2020, he is FWO Senior Research Fellow at KU Leuven, Belgium. His research expands cross-disciplinarily on medieval hylomorphism and theories of matter.
  • Contributor: Mattia Cipriani
  • Imprint: Routledge
  • ISBN13: 9780367557041
  • Number of Pages: 220
  • Packaged Dimensions: 156x234mm
  • Packaged Weight: 453
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Release Date: 2024-01-29
  • Series: Studies in Medieval History and Culture
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Mattia Cipriani currently holds an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship at the Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany. His research focuses on Thomas of Cantimpre's Liber de natura rerum, on medieval encyclopaedism, and on the transmission of naturalistic ideas and texts. Nicola Polloni has worked at the universities of Pavia, Durham, and Berlin. Since 2020, he is FWO Senior Research Fellow at KU Leuven, Belgium. His research expands cross-disciplinarily on medieval hylomorphism and theories of matter.

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