HIS109Y1 Lecture Notes - Cogito Ergo Sum, Nicolaus Copernicus, Scientific Revolution
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Set of preconditions that deal with man and nature. Sci rev = true revolution that shifted observer and observed. It is better to exist than to not exist --> conclusion: god must exist. Francis bacon (1561-1626) + rene descartes (1596-1650) Traditionally these ideas were so big, people didn"t address them --> people looked to authori- ties that told you everything: aristotle, bible. What was true in those books became basis for everything. Descartes + bacon: knowledge should be the conclusion of logic and reasoning --> not just ac- cepted w/o testing. Look @ universe without preconceived ideas --> then you can move using reason and observa- tion. We can"t assume classic thinkers" ideas are right --> were part of same system. Incorrect thinking/method --> we have to go back. Descartes systematic doubt -- apply reason and observation to the problem, come up with new idea --> it"s provable.
