NATS 1730 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Opticks, Naturphilosophie, The The

• School: York University
• Department: Natural Science
• Course: NATS 1730
• Professor: Peter Papadogiannis

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Rationalism and the industrial revolution: tead(cid:455) up(cid:449)a(cid:396)d di(cid:396)e(cid:272)tio(cid:374) to all life. Tead(cid:455) up(cid:449)a(cid:396)d di(cid:396)e(cid:272)tio(cid:374) to all life: like a (cid:373)a(cid:272)hi(cid:374)e, (cid:271)ut directed toward an end: like a machine, but directed toward an end: perfection. Naturphilosophie naturphilosophie: natu(cid:396)e is like a(cid:374) o(cid:396)ga(cid:374)is(cid:373), ali(cid:448)e a(cid:374)d g(cid:396)o(cid:449)i(cid:374)g natu(cid:396)e is like a(cid:374) o(cid:396)ga(cid:374)is(cid:373), ali(cid:448)e a(cid:374)d g(cid:396)o(cid:449)i(cid:374)g life follows a universal archetype. Life follows a universal archetype: the p(cid:396)o(cid:271)le(cid:373) of teleolog(cid:455) the p(cid:396)o(cid:271)le(cid:373) of teleolog(cid:455) goal directed activity. Science and chance: a(cid:396)istotle aristotle accident vs. Necessity a(cid:272)(cid:272)ide(cid:374)ts do(cid:374) a(cid:272)(cid:272)ide(cid:374)ts do(cid:374)" "t repeat t repeat: e. g. , e(cid:373)pedo(cid:272)les, the e. g. , e(cid:373)pedo(cid:272)les, the (cid:862) (cid:862)ma(cid:374) ma(cid:374)fa(cid:272)ed o(cid:454) p(cid:396)oge(cid:374)(cid:455). fa(cid:272)ed o(cid:454) p(cid:396)oge(cid:374)(cid:455). (cid:863) (cid:863) . Things that happen by chance things that happe(cid:374) (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:272)ha(cid:374)(cid:272)e do(cid:374) do(cid:374)" "t (cid:396)epeat, so ig(cid:374)o(cid:396)e the(cid:373). t repeat, so ignore them. Science concerns regularities, not science concerns regularities, not exceptions. exceptions. Query 31 of the regularity of the parts of animals (cf.