Robert Grosseteste and the Pursuit of Religious and Scientific Learning in the Middle Ages

by Mark Hocknull

Book Overview

This book explores a wide range of topics relating to scientific and religious learning in the work of Bishop Robert Grosseteste (c. 1168-1253) and does so from various perspectives, including those of a twenty-first century scientists, historians, and philosophers as well as several medievalists. In particular, it aims to contribute to our understanding of where to place Grosseteste in the history of science (against the background of the famous...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319815202
• ISBN13: 9783319815206
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"