The Metaphysical Foundation of Modern Science - E.A Burtt pins preeminent Middle East expert Juan

preeminent Middle East expert Juan Cole takes us back to Islam the Prophet Muhammad's-origin story

This brief volume brims with Aristotle's timeless insights into such topics as the nature of tragedy and plot-a veritable gold mine for writers and anyone with a serious interest in literature

occasionally bantering tone of the original

why the sky was blue

this gentle introduction to numbers also celebrates the many diverse traditions of the Muslim world

The Metaphysical Foundation of Modern Science - E.A Burtt pins preeminent Middle East expert JuanTo the medieval thinker, man was the center of creation, and all of nature existed purely for his benefit. The shift from the philosophy of the Middle Ages to the modern view of humanity's less central place in the universe ranks as the greatest revolution in the history of Western thought, and this classic in the philosophy of science describes and analyzes how that profound change occurred. A fascinating analysis of the works of Copernicus, Kepler,