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HYBRID SEMINAR: The revival of Greek Wisdom in the Renaissance
Venue: Mezzanine level, The Greek Centre, 168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Live Stream Here: YouTube Live, Facebook Live, Twitter Broadcast, LinkedIn
Date: THURSDAY 14 July 2022 @ 7:00pm AEST (Melbourne) | 12:00pm EEST (Athens) | 5:00am EDT (New York)
Presenter: Bernie Lewin
Language of Presentation: English | No knowledge of Greek required
Entry: FREE
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Synopsis
The more science advances, the more mathematical it becomes. If it doesn’t add up, then it doesn’t make sense. The origins of this modern approach to science trace back to the mathematical mysticism that emerged in Greece during the 5th century BC. Soon after that, Plato established his Academy. Mathematical philosophy, science and technology then flourished for almost a millennium before it was lost to the West for another 1000 years.
The story of the rebirth of Greek science in the 15th century is essential to the origin myth of the West. But it is not always recognised that this revival was driven by a renaissance of this ancient mathematical mysticism. Science and mystical religion are often thought diametrically opposed. But for these ancients, the one was only an extension of the other. And so too in the Renaissance.
This is why the losing battle against the Ottomans in the East was so critical to the emergence of modern science in the West. Envoys attempting to sure-up Western support carried westward a revival of this ancient mysticism. It was this revived Platonic mathematical mysticism – not atomism, nor materialism, nor empiricism – that drove the key developments towards what we now recognise as modern science.
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Bio
Bernie Lewin is a founding director of the Platonic Academy of Melbourne. He has published widely in the history of science, including on the Platonic foundations of mathematics. Enthusiastic Mathematics: Reviving Mystical Emanationism in Modern Science is an historical introduction to Platonic science published by the Academy in 2018. He has a bachelor’s degree in social science (La Trobe University), and a graduate diploma in information management (RMIT).
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Sponsors
We thank Helen Pardalis Vlahos & John Vlahos for the kind donation that make seminars like this possible.
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The Greek Community of Melbourne is registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Non-Profits Commission ABN 14004258360
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