Ogrom niebios i Boska wszechmoc. Relacje między astronomią i teologią w świetle staropolskiej refleksji o wielości światów
The Vastness of the Heavens and Divine Omnipotence: Relations Between Astronomy and Theology in the Light of Old Polish Reflections on the Plurality of Worlds

Author(s): Grzegorz Raubo
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Cultural history, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Plurality of worlds; Astronomy and theology; Old Polish philosophy; Divine omnipotence; Cosmological theories
Summary/Abstract: The study explores the relationship between astronomy and theology in discussions on the plurality of worlds in the Old Polish Period. The analyzed source material confirms that Old Polish reflections align with Western European discourse on the subject, which was scientifically grounded in Aristotelianism (rejecting the concept), as well as in heliocentric cosmology and Cartesian vortex theory (supporting it). The theological aspects of the debate were associated with the idea of divine omniscience and the principle of the fullness of creation. The study examines arguments supporting the probability of multiple worlds and those rejecting this possibility. The discussion also considers the confessional determinants of Polish philosophers, scholars, and writers, the forms of their statements on the plurality of worlds, and the social scope in which these ideas were disseminated.

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