Astronomy and Civilization in the New Enlightenment Passions of the
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ANALECTA HUSSERLIANA THE YEARBOOK OF PHENOMENOLOGICAL RESEARCH
VOLUME CVII
Founder and Editor-in-Chief: ANNA-TERESA TYMIENIECKA The World Institute for Advanced Phenomenological Research and Learning Hanover, New Hampshire
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ASTRONOMY AND CIVILIZATION IN THE NEW ENLIGHTENMENT PASSIONS OF THE SKIES
Edited by
ANNA-TERESA TYMIENIECKA World Institute for Advanced Phenomenological Research and Learning, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
AT T I L A G R A N D P I E R R E Konkoly Observatory, Hungary
Published under the auspices of The World Institute for Advanced Phenomenological Research and Learning A-T. Tymieniecka, President
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Editors Prof. Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka World Institute for Advanced Phenomenological Research and Learning Ivy Pointe Way 1 03755 Hanover NH USA [email protected]
Attila Grandpierre Konkoly Observatory of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 1221 Budapest Konkoly Thege u. 13-17 Hungary [email protected]
ISBN 978-90-481-9747-7 e-ISBN 978-90-481-9748-4 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-9748-4 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
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ANNA-TERESA TYMIENIECKA/The Theme: The Passions of the Skies
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SECTION I ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY FLOURISHING IN THE NEW ENLIGHTENMENT ANNA-TERESA TYMIENIECKA/The New Enlightenment: Cosmo-Transcendental Positioning of the Living Being in the Universe
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ATTILA GRANDPIERRE/On the First Principle of Biology and the Foundation of the Universal Science
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HANS KÖCHLER/The Relation Between Man and World
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SUBHASH KAK/Observers, Freedom, and the Cosmos
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FRANCES CLYNES/The Enchanting Heavens
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MENAS KAFATOS/The Science of Wholeness
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SECTION II COSMOS SHAPING WORLD VIEWS BÉLA KÁLMÁN/Meridianae in Italy
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SEPP ROTHWANGL/The Cosmological Circumstances and Results of the Anno Domini Invention: Anno Mundi 6000, Great Year, Precession, and End of the World Calculation
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STEPHEN P. COOK/Coming of Age Under the Night Sky: The Importance of Astronomy in Shaping Worldviews
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MIKLÓS MARÓTH/Medieval Roots of the Modern Cosmology
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VLADIMIR A. LEFEBVRE/Is There Any Fundamental Connection Between Man and the Universe?
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SECTION III ASTRONOMY IN THE ORIGINS OF CULTURE STANISLAW IWANISZEWSKI/Cultural Impacts of Astronomy
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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
NORMAN D. COOK/Triadic Insights in Astronomy, Art and Music
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EMÍLIA PÁSZTOR/The Social and Spiritual Impact of Sky Lore on Prehistoric Societie
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