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Giorgio de Santillana

Born

in Rome, Italy

May 30, 1902

Died

June 08, 1974

Genre

History, Philosophy

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Giorgio Diaz de Santillana was an Italian-American philosopher and historian of science, born in Rome. He was Professor of the History of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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	Hamlet's Mill: An Essay Investigating the Origins of Human Knowledge and Its Transmission Through Myth by Giorgio de Santillana, Hertha von Dechend 4.22 avg rating — 887 ratings — published 1969 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crime of Galileo 3.71 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1955 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Age of Adventure: The Renaissance Philosophers 3.44 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1956 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sirio by Giorgio de Santillana, Hertha von Dechend, Svevo D'Onofrio (Editor) 3.96 avg rating — 27 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le origini del pensiero scientifico by Giorgio de Santillana, Giulio De Angelis (Translator), Mauro Sellitto (Editor) 3.80 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1961 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fato antico e Fato moderno by Giorgio de Santillana, Alessandro Passi (Translator), Romano Mastromattei (Translator) 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1968 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prologue to Parmenides it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1964 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aristotle And Science: A Critical Controversy 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vico and Descartes 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leonardo da Vinci {Santilana} 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The working of great administrations is mainly the result of a vast mass of routine, petty malice, self-interest, carelessness and sheer mistake. Only a residual fraction is thought.”
― Giorgio De Santillana, The Crime of Galileo

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“Non-being is "not to be spoken of," for it is, in the strictest sense, nowhere.”
― Giorgio de Santillana, Prologue to Parmenides

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“(...) causes which are indistinguishable intrinsically, when considered by themselves, cannot produce distinguishable effects.”
― Giorgio de Santillana, Prologue to Parmenides

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