Date of Award
Spring 1982
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Program/Concentration
Institute for the Humanities
Call Number for Print
Special Collections; LD4331.H85H38
Abstract
Robert Grosseteste and Roger Bacon were instrumental in bringing about the use of experimental science and inductive reasoning at Oxford University, and in making science and mathematics a central part of intellectual thought. Grosseteste introduced the experimental method and Bacon assured its survival, amplifying Grosseteste's ideas and passing them on, His role was as important to science and mathematics as was Grosseteste's innovation.
The scientific thoughts of these men differed radically from the accepted medieval approach. They used mathematics and experimentation in their studies and worked with theories of science and education in developing their ideas. They examined science in a religious context, finding that the scientific study of nature should be part of theological understanding. Their influence was strong. Oxford, with their example, took a scientific lead and made major contributions to the advancement of scientific methodology. Scholars throughout western Europe began to take advantage of the new approach to nature.
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DOI
10.25777/y56j-sy53
Recommended Citation
Hatchett, Isabel C..
"The Contributions of Robert Grosseteste and Roger Bacon to the Development of the Scientific Method at Oxford"
(1982). Master of Arts (MA), Thesis, , Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/y56j-sy53
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/humanities_etds/125