In the 16th and 17th centuries, scientists began to question the long held theories of science. This new period, known as The Scientific Revolution, brought controversial opinions of political and social views. Scientists flourished with a variety of concepts, complex as the Three Laws of Motion, or as simple as the Heliocentric Model. Although we still follow these theories and support the studies of science today, life wasn’t that easy back then. Scientists were affected by many aspects of society such as church criticism, gender discrimination, and supportive leaders.
For many years, the Catholic Church was the center of many people’s lives. Their dedication and commitment created huge trust bondages between the two. This wasn’t a positive factor for scientists because they were going against church teachings. For example, the long held theory that Aristotle founded was that the earth was in the center of universe because it allowed a place for God and the Christian souls. When scientists questioned against that theory, devoted followers of the Catholic Church criticized them saying that they believe that science is more important than God. In …show more content…
They were earning the privilege to go to universities and started exploring the wonders of education. But, they still weren’t seen as highly as men. This caused many women, such as Margaret Cavendish, to write about their views on male dominance. She expresses in Document 6, that no matter how far women would get, it would never be enough to exceed. She goes on by saying, “Were it allowable for our sex, I might set up my own school of natural philosophy”, realizing that she will never be treated the same as a man. Sexism played an important part of the devolvement of scientists during The Scientific Revolution for the reason that the use of women knowledge wasn’t available for use. Having two forces work together would create a bigger outcome than by just having
For many years, the Catholic Church was the center of many people’s lives. Their dedication and commitment created huge trust bondages between the two. This wasn’t a positive factor for scientists because they were going against church teachings. For example, the long held theory that Aristotle founded was that the earth was in the center of universe because it allowed a place for God and the Christian souls. When scientists questioned against that theory, devoted followers of the Catholic Church criticized them saying that they believe that science is more important than God. In …show more content…
They were earning the privilege to go to universities and started exploring the wonders of education. But, they still weren’t seen as highly as men. This caused many women, such as Margaret Cavendish, to write about their views on male dominance. She expresses in Document 6, that no matter how far women would get, it would never be enough to exceed. She goes on by saying, “Were it allowable for our sex, I might set up my own school of natural philosophy”, realizing that she will never be treated the same as a man. Sexism played an important part of the devolvement of scientists during The Scientific Revolution for the reason that the use of women knowledge wasn’t available for use. Having two forces work together would create a bigger outcome than by just having