EURO ST 10 Chapter 7: Euro Studies 10 Wk 7 Lectures
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Science, ideology, dialectic of enlightenment , and paradigms in scientific. Discovered telescope in venice (really a dutch invention that he sold ) Venice a republic, proto-capitalist, yet not free from church"s influence. Galileo turns to medici family in florence. (remember different city-states run by different families) But sagredo has his doubts about florence. Scene of galileo with cosimo medici and authorities. Science tied to material conditions (physical needs); marxist view (also brecht"s identification with galileo) Older power (florence, church is challenged by new power of science) Gap between one world view and another. Seems like a humorous depiction, but getting at something major. We will see that one theory of revolutions in science addresses this. Inquisition was a permanent institution to deal with heresies (sects or beliefs rejected by the church) Given the hierarchy of the church, doctrinal disputes were dealt with by councils in rome.
