HIST 102 Chapter : History 102 SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
15 Mar 2019
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Scientific revolution: what did the scientific revolution do, questioned and challenged the long held beliefs of nature what, partly because of the reformation more comfortable challenging people believed prier to science traditional beliefs. Discourse on method : father of modern rationalism, new way of thinking, condemned book list, the way in which things should be perceived. Sir francis bacon (1561-1626: scientific method, systematic observation. Intellectuals of the enlightenment: philosophers, social reformers, wanted to change society, nobility and middle class. Isaac newton: newton"s reason, world machine view god created everything and ten walked away so we could figure everything out, natural law could be used. John locke: essay concerning human understanding, blank mind theory, knowledge can be molded and changed in society, can change environment. Voltaire (1694-1778: most associated with the enlightenment, frenchman, used satire and wit, made him very popular and widely read.
