Was the Scientific Revolution really a triumph of reason over mysticism and faith? For much of the 20th century, scholars believed so, but a deeper look reveals a more complex story. Join us to explore how magical thinking, hermeticism, and ancient mystical texts helped shape the development of science and medicine during the 15th and 16th centuries. Far from rejecting the supernatural, many Renaissance thinkers embraced it, blending classical knowledge with occult ideas in ways that laid surprising foundations for modern science.

Dr. Marina Banchetti, former Chair of FAU’s Philosophy Department and Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Letters, specializes in phenomenology, philosophy of language and mind, and the history and philosophy of chemistry. Author of multiple books with Oxford University Press and numerous scholarly articles, she serves as Associate and Book Review Editor for Foundations of Chemistry and is an active presenter at national and international conferences.

Live In-Person with Video Catch-up. Available 2-3 business days after the live lecture.