HIST 1250 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Renaissance Humanism, Screw Press, Georg Joachim Rheticus
9 Dec 2013
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Babylonian science - flourished in the 20th century bce, foundation based on prediction, (3 aspects) 1. Naturalistic explanation - gods he just felt the universe served an independent material purpose. conditions in charge of nature. Argued that water was the building block of nature, that all matter was made of water in one of three formswater, mist, and earth Pictured the earth as a drum or sphere oating in a celestial sea. Two things stand out in his philosophy: that nature was completely material, not supernaturalnot saying he didn"t believe in, nature functioned on its own accord, no supernatural intervention. Universe based on number, mathematics, ratios etc. Covering not only physical aspects of health but also the social, mental, and spiritual. Believed in horoscopes and even geography to effect health (living near a swamp or windy region) Although they believed in all this bullshit, they regarded illness as natural not supernatural.
