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Cosponsored by the Department of History and the Committee for the Conceptual and Historical Studies of Science
It is often thought that modern science developed largely independently of, or even in opposition to, religion. Some historians, however, have suggested that religious factors played a key role in the emergence of modern science in the seventeenth century, and were important in establishing a permanent and prominent place for scientific activity at the heart of modern Western culture. This lecture explores a number of ways in which religion may have had a positive impact on the emergence and consolidation of modern science, paying particular attention to the values needed to establish its social and intellectual legitimacy.
Copies of The Territories of Science and Religion will be available for purchase.
Prof. Harrison will also lead a discussion for students on “The Cosmos and the Religious Quest” on Friday, April 7.