HPS100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pseudoscience, Scientific Revolution, Scientific Method
18 Dec 2016
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: all objects are made of tiny triangles. All 4 guys tried to understand the universe, but got them all wrong. There was no science, but tons of religion (greek, egyptian, christians dominated) : the human body is made of four humors (bodily fluids) . : education is a refuge for the unfortunate. of the universe. First to liberate science from religion (along with copernicus + newton) 17th century scientific method, contemporary science (experiments + observations) Science becomes a rational activity, and religion. Method to differentiate b/w proper science and pseudoscience. In contemporary science , god does not exist: science began in the 17th century with galileo and newton, galileo was a martyr of science who fought against the dogmatism of clergy, scientific revolution liberated science from religion. To break these myths, we must study history and philosophy of science.
