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Note: Juvenilia
Tag(s): Galileo
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It is worth stressing this, because Galileo was not a particularly good father, and in later life he rarely showed any interest in the welfare of others. His work was soon to become more important to him than his loved ones.
LOCATION: 868
At the very end of his life, in 1640, Galileo described himself to an opponent, Fortunio Liceti, as a good Aristotelian. Liceti was politely incredulous – and he felt confident that the rest of the world would share his surprise. Galileo replied that he was a good Aristotelian in that he admired Aristotle's logic and shared Aristotle's respect for sensory experience – a redefinition of what it meant to be a good Aristotelian that left Galileo free to disagree with the whole of Aristotle's science. 2