tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216738179263317509.post182308088239906289..comments2024-01-08T00:25:24.777-08:00Comments on Philosophy of Science Portal: Science vs religion...Hypatia of Alexandria [science] lostMercuryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13757909461674304095noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216738179263317509.post-55169866998083323452009-08-21T06:44:50.671-07:002009-08-21T06:44:50.671-07:00Giordano Bruno--visionary?...a new book
http://phi...Giordano Bruno--visionary?...a new book<br />http://philosophyofscienceportal.blogspot.com/2008/09/giordano-bruno-visionarya-new-book.htmlMercuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13757909461674304095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216738179263317509.post-31278439918165177342009-08-21T06:42:58.500-07:002009-08-21T06:42:58.500-07:00I have read three reviews and not all have been fa...I have read three reviews and not all have been favorable...a modern day "sword and sandal" film. But then, what do critics know.Mercuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13757909461674304095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216738179263317509.post-79892909765367772582009-08-21T06:40:33.852-07:002009-08-21T06:40:33.852-07:00As with Bruno, missing historical records have mad...As with Bruno, missing historical records have made it hard to always know fact from fiction.<br /><br />Plus both Bruno and Hypatia have been used by various groups to further their agendas, muddying th waters of historical truth as usual.<br /><br />I first became familiar with Hypatia from Carl Sagan's Cosmos series, but even that had its biases and flaws. I wonder how much better the film will be?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216738179263317509.post-47528576383525029422009-08-20T19:54:04.995-07:002009-08-20T19:54:04.995-07:00The reviewer wrote...
"In the introduction t...The reviewer wrote...<br /><br />"In the introduction to this book, Michael Deakin expresses surprise that there have been so few full-length treatments of the life and work of Hypatia, and that, in particular, most such accounts have had very little to say about her mathematics."<br /><br />Maybe things will change as they have with Giordano Bruno.Mercuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13757909461674304095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216738179263317509.post-30395801883369140762009-08-20T19:29:35.516-07:002009-08-20T19:29:35.516-07:00A recommended book:
Publication Data: Hypatia of ...A recommended book:<br /><br />Publication Data: Hypatia of Alexandria: Mathematician and Martyr, by Michael A. B. Deakin. Prometheus Books, 2007. Hardcover, 231 pages, $28.00. ISBN: 9781591025207.<br /><br />http://www.maa.org/reviews/hypatiadeakin.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com