field_of_study

secular philosophy

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description
A field of study focused on worldly knowledge and reasoning, distinct from religious doctrine, which provided accurate astronomical calculations.
domain
worldly knowledge
method
calculations
output
astronomical data

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  • provides_knowledge_ofSolstices
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    Knowledge of solstices was obtained from the books of secular philosophy, contrasting with Manichaeus's ignorance.
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    I had learned in the books of secular philosophy. But I was commanded to believe; and yet it corresponded not with what had been established by calculations and my own sight, but was quite contrary.
  • provides_knowledge_ofEquinoxes
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    Knowledge of equinoxes was obtained from the books of secular philosophy, contrasting with Manichaeus's ignorance.
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    I had learned in the books of secular philosophy. But I was commanded to believe; and yet it corresponded not with what had been established by calculations and my own sight, but was quite contrary.
  • provides_knowledge_ofEclipses of the Greater Lights
    description
    Knowledge of eclipses was obtained from the books of secular philosophy, contrasting with Manichaeus's ignorance.
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    I had learned in the books of secular philosophy. But I was commanded to believe; and yet it corresponded not with what had been established by calculations and my own sight, but was quite contrary.
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