[Lecture] Islam & the transformation of Greek Science [Video]

[Lecture] Islam & the transformation of Greek Science [Video]

"This illustrated talk examines the often repeated characterization of the role of Islamic science as preserving the Greek scientific legacy.

It will demonstrate with concrete examples the extent to which Greek science had to be transformed in order to respond to ritual and cultural requirements of Islam, thus critiquing that science and eventually replacing it with a science that was more scientifically consistent. It was this transformed Islamic science that inspired later on the Renaissance scientists."

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