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The Scientific Revolution The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenmentand the Enlightenment
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Skepticism and ScienceSkepticism and Science
How does the beginning of How does the beginning of skepticism lead to scientific skepticism lead to scientific discovery?discovery?• Question the accepted wisdom of the Question the accepted wisdom of the
time time Except we can never really know Except we can never really know
anything so what is the pointanything so what is the point
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Medieval View of the World Medieval View of the World
GeocentricGeocentric• During the Middle Ages the scholars of During the Middle Ages the scholars of
the day were sure the Earth was the day were sure the Earth was unmoving at the center of the Universeunmoving at the center of the Universe
Music of the Spheres Music of the Spheres • Perfect crystal spheres surround the Perfect crystal spheres surround the
Earth Earth
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Changing Ways of ThoughtChanging Ways of Thought
Challenging the wisdom of the Challenging the wisdom of the Church Church
Heliocentric World View Heliocentric World View • Nicolas Copernicus claims the sun is the Nicolas Copernicus claims the sun is the
center of the universe center of the universe Bases on 25 years of observation Bases on 25 years of observation Could not completely explain planetary Could not completely explain planetary
movement movement
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Changing Ways of ThoughtChanging Ways of Thought
Johannes KeplerJohannes Kepler• Finishes the work of his boss Tycho Brahe Finishes the work of his boss Tycho Brahe • Devises equations to explain planetary motion Devises equations to explain planetary motion
and their orbits by assuming elliptical orbits and their orbits by assuming elliptical orbits Galileo Galileo
• Persecuted by the church and required to Persecuted by the church and required to recant his findings recant his findings
• 1992 Catholic Church officially retracted its 1992 Catholic Church officially retracted its condemnation of Galileo condemnation of Galileo
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Scientific MethodScientific Method
Francis Bacon Francis Bacon • Experiment rather than think Experiment rather than think
Steps Steps • Hypothesis Hypothesis • ProcedureProcedure• ExperimentExperiment• Analysis Analysis • Conclusion Conclusion
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Renee DescarteRenee Descarte
Analytical geometry Analytical geometry ““I think therefore I am”I think therefore I am” Philosophy and Science Combined Philosophy and Science Combined
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Isaac Newton Isaac Newton
Don’t sit under the Apple TreeDon’t sit under the Apple Tree Takes the work of the past scientists Takes the work of the past scientists
and unifies it under a common theory and unifies it under a common theory of forces and motion of forces and motion
Newtonian Physics Newtonian Physics
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Progress Marches ForwardProgress Marches Forward
Development of the MicroscopeDevelopment of the Microscope• Discovery of bacteriaDiscovery of bacteria• Discover of Red blood cells Discover of Red blood cells • Realization life did not spontaneously Realization life did not spontaneously
generate while watching grubs and generate while watching grubs and maggots maggots
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The EnlightenmentThe Enlightenment
Coming out of the Coming out of the dark ages and dark ages and despair to believe despair to believe in humanity once in humanity once moremore
We can know and We can know and understand our understand our surroundings in a surroundings in a meaningful waymeaningful way
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The EnlightenmentThe Enlightenment Turn your books to pg 171 and read the sections Turn your books to pg 171 and read the sections
on each of the following philosophers taking on each of the following philosophers taking notes on their theories. Then, in groups, examine notes on their theories. Then, in groups, examine the US constitution and establish where their the US constitution and establish where their theories were used sighting specific articles, theories were used sighting specific articles, amendments, or the preamble. Your answers amendments, or the preamble. Your answers should be recorded on a single piece of paper should be recorded on a single piece of paper with all of your group members names included. with all of your group members names included.
HobbesHobbes Locke Locke VoltaireVoltaire MontesquieuMontesquieu RousseauRousseau Beccaria Beccaria
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Outcomes of the EnlightenmentOutcomes of the Enlightenment
Belief that we can know something Belief that we can know something about the world around us about the world around us
Belief in Humanity and Reason Belief in Humanity and Reason Importance of the Individual Importance of the Individual Secularism and loss of influence for Secularism and loss of influence for
the Church the Church