NATS 1760 Lecture Notes - Scientific Revolution, Anthropomorphism, Signify
31 Mar 2013
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Series of changes between sixteenth to eighteenth century. Meant to signify a radical change in the way that people see the world, the way they investigate the world, and the uses those investigations put forth. Before scientific revolution the world is understood in a certain way, afterwards the place of human and the way they gain knowledge changes. Revolution: radical change over short period of time; however scientific revolution took place over 200 years , gradual. Past is source of error, ancients made mistakes, didn"t understand the world properly, limited by instruments and theories. Human beings are at the centre of the universe; humans are the best way to understand the world. Earth is nested at center of planets. Human beings are physically at center of universe ; if at center of creation they are the focus of that creation. Aristotle four things that make up the world; fire, air, water, earth.
