PHIL 008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Chemical Revolution, Scientific Revolution, Andreas Vesalius
10 Jun 2020
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Series of events that marked the advent of modern science: 1550-1700. Developments in astronomy, biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics. Starting points: 1543 copernicus on the revolution of the heavenly sphere"; Completion/grand synthesis of insights: 1687 newton principia". People, events, and theories form this period carry special weight in. Vesalius humani corporis fabrica" discussions of the nature of science. Classic religious ideas gave way to modern-scientific ideas: Scholastic worldview (roughly christianity combined with aristotle) Emphasis on critical observation of natural phenomena rather than study of religious texts. Key characteristics: new ground-breaking insights in natural sciences, acquired through the usage of new scientific methods that crucially hinge on observation, !! Scientific resolution positioned at the end of a series of dramatic changes in europe: catholic church challenged by protestantism, renaissance, growing populations. Fed into other cultural, political, and scientific changes: chemical revolution 18th century, french enlightenment. Understanding mankind and society modelled on the understanding achieved during the.
