David Hume and Copernicanism : Hume's appraisal of copernicanism and galileo's "proofs" of the copernican system

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The aim of this paper is to examine how far Hume knew about astronomy, in order to understand the reasons that founded his acceptance of Copernicanism. My contention is that Hume's positive reception of the Copernican system arises at least from the importance that the conferred to three featur...

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Autor principal: Manzo, Silvia
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Acceso en línea:https://www.memoria.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/trab_eventos/ev.15419/ev.15419.pdf
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spelling I19-R125-Jev154192023-04-25 2009 Manzo, Silvia The aim of this paper is to examine how far Hume knew about astronomy, in order to understand the reasons that founded his acceptance of Copernicanism. My contention is that Hume's positive reception of the Copernican system arises at least from the importance that the conferred to three features that he attributes to the Copernican system: beauty, simplicity and uniformity. I also give some evidence that Hume had first-hand knowledge of some sections of Galileo's Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico e copernicano (1632), where the "sole proofs" de the Copernican system are said to be found. Fil: Manzo, Silvia. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación. Instituto de Investigaciones en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales (UNLP-CONICET); Argentina. application/pdf eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ 36th International Hume Conference; Naturalism and Hume's Philosophy, Nova Scotia, Canada, 2 al 6 de agosto de 2009 Filosofía David Hume and Copernicanism : Hume's appraisal of copernicanism and galileo's "proofs" of the copernican system info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject info:ar-repo/semantics/documento de conferencia info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://www.memoria.fahce.unlp.edu.ar/trab_eventos/ev.15419/ev.15419.pdf
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description The aim of this paper is to examine how far Hume knew about astronomy, in order to understand the reasons that founded his acceptance of Copernicanism. My contention is that Hume's positive reception of the Copernican system arises at least from the importance that the conferred to three features that he attributes to the Copernican system: beauty, simplicity and uniformity. I also give some evidence that Hume had first-hand knowledge of some sections of Galileo's Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico e copernicano (1632), where the "sole proofs" de the Copernican system are said to be found.
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title David Hume and Copernicanism : Hume's appraisal of copernicanism and galileo's "proofs" of the copernican system
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title_fullStr David Hume and Copernicanism : Hume's appraisal of copernicanism and galileo's "proofs" of the copernican system
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