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Author:  Maurice Finocchiaro 

In 1633 the Roman Inquisition condemned Galileo as a suspected heretic for defending the astronomical theory that the earth moves, and implicitly assuming the theological principle that Scripture is not scientific authority. This controversial event has sent ripples down the centuries, embodying the struggle between a thinker who came to be regarded as the Father of Modern Science, and an institution that is both one of the world’s greatest religions and most ancient organizations. The trial has been cited both as a clear demonstration of the incompatibility between science and religion, and also a stunning exemplar of rationality, scientific method, and critical thinking. Much has been written about Galileo’s trial, but most works argue from a particular point of view – that of secular science against the Church, or justifying the religious position. Maurice Finocchiaro aims to provide a balanced historical account that draws out the cultural nuances. Unfolding the intriguing narrative of Galileo’s trial, he sets it against its contemporary intellectual and philosophical background. In particular, Finocchiaro focuses on the contemporary arguments and evidence for and against the Earth’s motion, which were based on astronomical observation, the physics of motion, philosophical principles about the nature of knowledge, and theological principles about the authority and the interpretation of Scripture. Following both sides of the controversy and its far-reaching philosophical impact, Finocchiaro unravels the complex relationship between science and religion, and demonstrates how Galileo came to be recognised as a model of logical reasoning.

On Trial for Reason: Science, Religion, and Culture in the Galileo Affair 1st Table of contents:

1. Introduction: Avoiding Myths and Muddles
Galileo’s Legacy
Biographical Highlights
A New Approach to Galileo’s Trial
Non-intellectual Factors
2. When the Earth Stood Still
Cosmology
Physics
Astronomy
3. The Copernican Controversy (1543–1609)
Copernicus’s Innovation
The Anti-Copernican Arguments
Responses to Copernicanism
Galileo’s Indirect Pursuit of Copernicanism
4. Re-assessing Copernicanism (1609–1616)
The Effect of the Telescopic Discoveries
Scripture vs. Copernicanism
Foscarini’s Theological Re-assessment
Galileo’s Criticism of the Biblical Objection
5. The Earlier Inquisition Proceedings (1615–1616)
Clerical Actions and Galilean Responses
Pope Paul V’s Orders
Commissary Seghizzi’s Injunction
The Index’s Decree
Cardinal Bellarmine’s Warning
6. The Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems (1632)
Resuming the Copernican Discussion
First Day: Earth–Heaven Dichotomy
Second Day: Diurnal Motion
Third Day: Annual Motion
Fourth Day: Tides
Rhetorical Flourishes and Poetic License
7. The Inquisition Trial (1632–1633)
Complaints about the Dialogue
Proceedings Begin
Out-of-Court Plea-Bargaining
Threat of Torture
Sentence
Abjuration
8. Becoming a Cultural Icon (1616–2016)
The Subsequent Galileo Affair
Unbanning Books
Rehabilitating a Heretic
Proving the Earth’s Motion
Retrying Galileo
Current Cultural Developments
9. Religion vs. Science?
Conflict and Harmony in the Original Affair
A Theological Defense of Galilean Science
Conflict and Myth in the Subsequent Affair
The Villa Medici Myths
10. A Model of Critical Thinking?
Learning from Galileo
Fallibility and Reasonableness
Reasoning and the New Physics
Judgment and Telescopic Observation
Fair-mindedness, Not Sophistry
A Conceptual Framework
11. Some Final Thoughts
Appreciating Complexity and Simplicity
An Elegant Symmetry
Bibliography
Notes
Introduction: Avoiding Myths and Muddles
When the Earth Stood Still
The Copernican Controversy (1543–1609)
Re-assessing Copernicanism (1609–1616)
The Earlier Inquisition Proceedings (1615–1616)
The Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems (1632)
The Inquisition Trial (1632–1633)
Becoming a Cultural Icon (1616–2016)

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