HPS100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Geocentric Model, Heliocentrism, Jigsaw Puzzle
3 Oct 2016
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System of beliefs that are interconnected in the way like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle are interconnected. Not merely a collection of separate, independent unrelated beliefs, but it"s an intertwined, interrelated, interconnected system of beliefs. Doesn"t refer to the collection of beliefs held by aristotle himself, but to a whole set of beliefs shared by a large segment of. Western culture after his death and were largely based on his beliefs. Earth is stationary, it does not orbit any other planets or stars, nor does it spin on its axis. Moon and planets and the sun revolve around earth once every 24hours. In the sublunar region (region between moon & earth, including earth), everything is comprised of 4 elements. Aristotle"s beliefs were not a random collection of beliefs. Each of the basic elements have an essential nature, and this nature is the reason why the element behaves as it does.
