A psychoanalysis of Galileo Galilei: observed personality traits as contributing factors in his condemnation by the Catholic Church in 1633

dc.contributor.advisorDenning, Robert
dc.contributor.advisorChung, Yun Shun Susie
dc.contributor.authorLindamood, Krystle D.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberIrvine, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-16T22:24:29Z
dc.date.available2019-06-16T22:24:29Z
dc.date.issued2018-09
dc.description.abstractGalileo Galilei, and his condemnation by the Catholic Church, termed the Galileo Affair, has been studied for over three hundred centuries, with the preponderance of the literature focusing on and directing animosity between the science and religious disciplines. Avenues of research have included the economic, religious, political, and social lenses; directing the focus everywhere but at Galileo himself. It is for this reason that we seek to psychoanalyze Galileo. A psychoanalysis of an individual examines what lies beneath the surface of their conscious behavior to determine what motivates that person, and why at times they behave counter to their own best interests. This research examines the observed personality traits of Galileo and how these traits directly impacted his career, condemnation, and more specifically the level of the severity of his sentencing using select excerpts of letters of correspondence between the years of 1606-1633. These documents were compiled into the accompanying digital exhibit, the Psychoanalysis of Galileo Galilei. Although this research primarily psychoanalyzes Galileo’s personality, there are also connections drawn between Galileo’s patronage networks and the political turmoil of the period. (Author abstract)en_US
dc.description.bibliographicCitationLindamood, K.D. (2018). A psychoanalysis of Galileo Galilei: observed personality traits as contributing factors in his condemnation by the Catholic Church in 1633. Retrieved from http://academicarchive.snhu.eduen_US
dc.description.degreeMaster Artsen_US
dc.description.programHistoryen_US
dc.description.schoolCollege of Online and Continuing Educationen_US
dc.digSpecsPDF/A-1ben_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10474/3530
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSouthern New Hampshire Universityen_US
dc.relation.requiresAdobe Acrobat Readeren_US
dc.rightsAuthor retains all ownership rights. Further reproduction in violation of copyright is prohibiteden_US
dc.rightsHolderLindamood, Krystle D.
dc.subject.lcshSouthern New Hampshire University -- Theses (History)en_US
dc.subject.otherhistoryen_US
dc.subject.otherpsychologyen_US
dc.subject.otherhistory of scienceen_US
dc.subject.otherCatholic Churchen_US
dc.subject.otherGalilei, Galileoen_US
dc.subject.otherpersonality traitsen_US
dc.subject.otherPope Urban VIIIen_US
dc.subject.otherpsychoanalysisen_US
dc.titleA psychoanalysis of Galileo Galilei: observed personality traits as contributing factors in his condemnation by the Catholic Church in 1633en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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