16th Century Italian Perspectives on the Definition of Science and Art
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Summary
The article explores the 16th century Italian philosophical debate about what constitutes 'science' (scienzia), examining historical perspectives that defined science as the study of eternal, divinely created concepts like theology and astronomy, while considering fencing as an art rather than a science because it was not divinely created. The piece delves into Renaissance-era distinctions between scientific knowledge and artistic practice.
Key quotes
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Thus theology and astronomy/astrology are held to be sciences
Ridolfo Capoferro held that strictly speaking fencing is not a science, but rather an art, because it was not divinely created
16th Century Italy asks then if science is concerned only
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