COMS 3001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Scientific Method, Operationalization, Learned Society
18 Sep 2018
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The starting point of science is human nature. Between 1576 and 1591, astronomy became the first modern science. Made to prove that aristotle and others were wrong. The church had so much internal turmoil in the mid 15th century, and people were starting to question. The church would never again fulfill a central role within european society. Unti the renaissance, those who wanted knowledge had to depend on the church for it. Later, the printing press was invented and the bible was first translated to german by. During this time, two important books were invented: t he history of the decline and fall of. At this time, people were confused as to what people know and why we know what we the roman empire, and dialogues concerning natural religion. know. Scientific inquiry replaced dominant control and religious institutions. The gradual rejection of aristotle methodology towards modern skepticism. From modern binary physics to universal forces.
