Project Gutenberg 2012-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 242 Allbutt, T. Clifford (Thomas Clifford) 1836 1925 Allbutt, Thomas Clifford, Sir Allbutt, Clifford 02010872 Science and Medieval Thought The Harveian Oration Delivered Before the Royal College of Physicians, October 18, 1900 E-text prepared by Irma Spehar, Turgut Dincer, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "Science and Medieval Thought" by T. Clifford Allbutt is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work presents an exploration of the transition from medieval to modern scientific thought, focusing particularly on the contributions of William Harvey and the surrounding philosophical landscape. It discusses how medieval intellect and theology shaped the development of scientific methodology and inquiry, aiming to reveal the intricate relationship between faith and reason during that era. The opening of the work introduces the context of the Harveian Oration that serves as its foundation, emphasizing the need to understand the connection between Harvey's discoveries and the medieval philosophical background from which they emerged. Allbutt suggests that while the Middle Ages are often dismissed as a stagnant period for scientific thought, they actually laid essential groundwork for the emergence of modern science. He outlines topics such as the influence of scholasticism, the dichotomy between realism and nominalism, and the gradual shift towards empirical methodologies that characterized the transition into the Renaissance. Throughout, Allbutt invites readers to reconsider the legacy of medieval thought, asserting its vital role in the history of science and knowledge. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Philosophy, Medieval B Text Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Physics 213798 2025-06-15T18:02:15.273429 text/html 219679 2012-02-20T23:05:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 89097 2012-02-20T23:08:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 172596 2025-06-15T18:02:23.182371 application/epub+zip 173249 2025-06-15T18:02:18.887419 application/epub+zip 155886 2025-06-15T18:02:17.428400 application/epub+zip 300071 2025-06-15T18:02:26.091376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288283 2025-06-15T18:02:22.220349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179964 2022-09-17T17:37:19.957449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 180892 2025-06-15T18:02:14.755421 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180704 2012-02-20T23:03:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 73196 2012-02-20T23:03:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 179010 2012-02-20T23:03:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 72197 2012-02-20T23:03:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 179077 2012-02-20T23:03:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 72003 2012-02-20T23:03:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22556 2025-06-15T18:02:26.245355 application/rdf+xml 12333 2025-06-15T18:02:18.004389 image/jpeg 2924 2025-06-15T18:02:17.711397 image/jpeg 165421 2025-06-15T18:02:15.296389 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia