Title: MYTH AND REALITY: MEDIEVAL SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT
Author:
B.Sanjeewa Maheshe Mendis
Abstract:
Some commentators admit that there is constant conflict between science and theology. The reason they put forward is that metaphysical concepts cannot be linked with empirical sciences. Despite such a theoretical background, many commentators claim that the Western Medieval period has no scientific significance. If their claims are true, science and scientific research should have completely stagnated after the Greek period, and the renaissance of science should have come again with the Copernican revolution. Are these reviews true? Or a myth? The fact that there are some problematic conditions here is evident from the works related to the investigations of the Middle Ages. Therefore, through this article, I attempt to explain the form of medieval scientific thought. It can identify the relationship between medieval theology and scientific thought, as well as the collapse of science due to theology. A more recent period of human thought spans almost 17 centuries, spanning almost the period of medieval scientific thought. Therefore, instead of investigating the above objectives in detail, it is important to focus on important milestones. As this study should be conducted within the framework summarized above, what was the contribution of medieval theological thought to the advancement of science? Is that scientific thinking acceptable? Are the criticisms presented in this regard acceptable? It can be explored through research questions, etc.
Keywords: Greek thought, medieval, science, scientific thought, theology.
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