SOC254 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Ancient Greek Philosophy, Copernican Revolution, Thomas Kuhn
11 Sep 2018
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Talks about the mediaeval science and cosmology, which were founded from the beliefs of judeo- A close relationship between physical and metaphysical knowledge persisted the early period of european history. Science was a teleological and geocentric cosmology, which means earth was considered to be at the center of the universe and all things confor(cid:373)ed to god(cid:859)s i(cid:374)te(cid:374)tio(cid:374). The theory of the (cid:862)great (cid:272)hai(cid:374) of (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g(cid:863) (cid:449)as i(cid:374)trodu(cid:272)ed. A(cid:272)(cid:272)ordi(cid:374)g to this theory, the orga(cid:374)i(cid:272) constitution of the universe is a series of steps in a hierarchy of beings. God is considered at the highest level in this hierarchy. This gi(cid:448)es a (cid:272)lear defi(cid:374)itio(cid:374) of hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)ity(cid:859)s pla(cid:272)e i(cid:374) the (cid:374)atural order. It highlights the interconnectedness of all natural beings. Copernican revolution, in the early 16th century, replaced the conventional mediaeval idea of science and cosmology. It replaced the geocentric worldview with a heliocentric one. It changed the understanding of astronomy, physics and natural philosophy and created the foundation of modern science.
