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325 Magic to Science Lecture Notes

1 - Introduction

2 - Science and the Nature of the Natural

3 - Babylonian Medicine and Astrology

4 - The Greek Achievement

5 - The Character of Ancient Astrology and Alchemy

6 - New Critiques of Greek ‘Science'

7 - Anthropological Approaches to Magic and Science

8&9 - Chinese Science? 1+2.

10 - Islamic Science?

11 - Christian Attitudes to Astrology and Magic

12 - The Renaissance and Natural Magic

13 - Astrology and the Revolution in Astronomy

14&15 - Witchcraft 1+2.

16 - Paracelsus

17 - Hermeticism, Magic and the Scientific Revolution

18 - Bacon, Descartes and the New Science

19 - The Hidden Newton; Alchemy and Biblical Studies

20 - Review and conclusions (includes exam and revision advice).