The Freedom of Science

"The Freedom of Science" by Josef Donat is a book that looks closely at how science, freedom, and faith connect, asking big philosophical questions about what makes science work and whether it's really as independent as we think. The author talks about disagreements about how much religion affects science, wondering if what we believe can clash with finding facts. The book starts by introducing the author's ideas about scientific freedom during a time of big thinking changes in Europe. Donat explains the important questions about freedom in science and the ideas that shape how we understand knowledge today. He says science isn't just about collecting facts, but that it's a process connected to how humans think and the limits of our minds. The author thinks it's important to carefully consider freedom in science, saying that while it's important to be free from unfair control, true freedom also means understanding that humanity, knowledge, and divine truth are related in a specific order.