Albertus Magnus and the World of Nature
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Albertus Magnus and the World of Nature

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eBook - ePub

Albertus Magnus and the World of Nature

About this book

The first comprehensive English-language biography of Albert the Great in a century. As well as being an important medieval theologian, Albertus Magnus (Albert the Great) also made significant contributions to the study of astronomy, geography, and natural philosophy, and his studies of the natural world led Pope Pius XII to declare Albert the patron saint of the natural sciences. Dante Alighieri acknowledged a substantial debt to Albert's work, and in the Divine Comedy placed him equal with his celebrated student and brother Dominican, Thomas Aquinas. In this book, the first full, scholarly biography in English for nearly a century, Irven M. Resnick and Kenneth F. Kitchell Jr. narrate Albert's key contributions to natural philosophy and the history of science, while also revealing the insights into medieval life and customs that his writings provide.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. CONTENTS
  6. ABBREVIATIONS
  7. 1. The Life and Works of Albertus Magnus
  8. 2. From Cologne to Paris
  9. 3. From Paris to Cologne
  10. 4. From Cologne to Regensburg and Back Again
  11. 5. Those Who Came Before
  12. 6. Albertus and the Encyclopedists
  13. 7. Albertus and the Experts
  14. 8. Albertus and Everyday Life
  15. 9. Human Sexuality, Gender and Race
  16. 10. Monsters
  17. 11. Albertus’ Legend and Influence
  18. APPENDIX
  19. CHRONOLOGY
  20. REFERENCES
  21. FURTHER READING
  22. PHOTO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  23. INDEX