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1、WhatisthepurposeofGalileo'slettertoChristina?HowdidGalileogoaboutdefendinghimself?Tojustifyhimselfandtoresponsetothecriticism.Intheletter,hesays:"Nowastothefalseaspersionswhichtheysounjustlyseektocastuponme,Ihavethoughtitnecessarytojustifymyselfintheeyesofallmen,whos
2、ejudgmentinmattersofreligionandofreputationImustholdingreatesteem."(P182-3)Toseparatesciencefromreligion."amongerrorsthatmayaboundintheseconsiderationsofasubjectremotefrommyprofession,thereisanythingthatmaybeserviceabletotheholyChurchinmakingadecisionconcerningtheCop
3、ernicansystem,itmaybetakenandutilizedasseemsbesttothesuperiors."(P183)ToseeksanctuaryundertheHouseofMedici.Atthattime,FlorenceisunderthecontroloftheMedici.HowdidGalileogoaboutdefendinghimself?Atfirst,Galileodeclaresthatpeoplespreadtheopinionthathispropositionsarecont
4、rarytotheBiblebecausethepropositionsaredifferentfromtheircommonknowntruth."possiblybecausetheyaredisturbedbytheknowntruthofotherpropositionsofminewhichdifferfromthosecommonlyheld,andthereforemistrustingtheirdefensesolongastheyconfinethemselvestothefieldofphilosophy,t
5、hesemenhaveresolvedtofabricateashieldfortheirfallaciesoutofthemantleofpretendedreligionandtheauthorityoftheBible."(P181)Latter,GalileosaysthatheisasupporterofCopernicuswho"hadassumedhislaboriousenterprisebytheorderofthesupremepontiff"andatthesametimeheisadevoutCathol
6、icandsupportstheVaticanjustlikeCopernicus."HedidnotignoretheBible,butheknewverywellthatifhisdoctrinewereproved,thenitcouldnotcontradicttheScriptureswhentheywererightlyunderstood..."(P183)Then,GalileoremindstheChurchthatit'sdifficulttostoppeoplefromtalkingaboutCoperni
7、cus'theories."Ifinordertobanishtheopinioninquestionfromtheworlditweresufficienttostopthemouthofasingleman,...thenthatwouldbeveryeasilydone.Butthingsstandotherwise.TocarryoutsuchadecisionitwouldbenecessarynotonlytoprohibitthebookofCopernicusandthewritingsofotherauthor
8、swhofollowthesameopinion,buttobanthewholescienceofastronomy.Furthermore,itwouldbenecessarytoforbidmentolookattheheavens."Last,hepoi
