EUH1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Natural Philosophy, Analytic Geometry, Dualism (Philosophy Of Mind)
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Natural philosophy an early modern term for the study of the nature of the universe, its purpose, and how it functioned; it encompassed what we would call science today. 1500"s, natural philosophy was based on the ideas of aristotle. Thomas aquinas brought aristotelian philosophy into harmony with christian doctrines. A motionless earth was fixed at the center of the universe and was encompassed by. First eight moon, sun, 5 known planets, and fixed stars. Made sense but provided no explanation for the apparent backward motion of the planets. Ptolemy offered solution, the planets moved in small circles called epicycles, each of which moved in turn along a larger circle or deferent. Aristotle"s views dominated thinking about physics and motion on earth. Light elements (air and fire) moved upward, while heavy elements moved downward. Leading universities established new professorships of mathematics, astronomy, and physics (natural philosophy) within their faculties of philosophy.
