6. Erasmus and Geography

Koyré argued that Renaissance humanistic scholarship had been the enemy of science: humanists preferred pouring over ancient texts much more than exploring nature and promoting knowledge associated with it—namely science. Later research, predominantly Grafton's works, contradicted Koyré’s view...

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Main Author: Nathan Ron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università degli Studi di Torino 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Interdisciplinary History of Ideas
Online Access:http://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/jihi/article/view/811