Defending Copernicus and Galileo

1. The Geostatic World View
Maurice A. Finocchiaro

2. The Copernican Controversy
Maurice A. Finocchiaro

3. Galileo’s Stances Toward Copernican Astronomy
Maurice A. Finocchiaro

4. Galilean Critiques of the Biblical Objection
Maurice A. Finocchiaro

5. Galileo on the Mathematical Physics of Terrestrial Extrusion
Maurice A. Finocchiaro

6. Galilean Rationality in the Copernican Revolution
Maurice A. Finocchiaro

7. The Trial of Galileo, 1613–1633
Maurice A. Finocchiaro

8. The Galileo Affair, 1633–1992
Maurice A. Finocchiaro

9. Galileo Right for the Wrong Reasons?
Maurice A. Finocchiaro

10. Galileo as a Bad Theologian?
Maurice A. Finocchiaro

11. Galileo as a Bad Epistemologist?
Maurice A. Finocchiaro

12. Galileo as a Symbol of Science Versus Religion?
Maurice A. Finocchiaro

Keywords: Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, History of Science, Religious Studies, Epistemology, History of Philosophy