Hypatia’s heterodox scientific teaching
Article outline
- 1.The teaching of science as a creative process
- 2.Hypatia, a Scientific Philosopher
- 3.The critical Christian gaze: From Science to malign magic
- 4.Hypatia in Alexandrian Politics
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