Global History

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Copernicus

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Polish name Mikolaj Kopernik. 1473–1543, Polish astronomer, whose theory of the solar system (the Copernican system) was published in 1543.

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Galileo

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1564–1642, Italian physicist and astronomer.

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Geothentric

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having or representing the earth as a center:

a geocentric theory of the universe.

using the earth or earthly life as the only basis of evaluation. Viewed or measured as from the center of the earth, the geocentric position of the moon

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Heliocentric

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Measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.Having or representing the sun as a center: the heliocentric concept of the universe.

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Enlightenment

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The Enlightenment, a philosophical movement of the 18th century, characterized by belief in the power of human reason and by innovations in political, religious, and educational doctrine

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Hobbes

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The English philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) is best known for his political thought, and deservedly so. His vision of the world is strikingly original and still relevant to contemporary politics. His main concern is the problem of social and political order: how human beings can live together in peace and avoid the danger and fear of civil conflict.

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Social Contract

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The voluntary agreement among individuals by which, according to any of various theories, as of Hobbes, Locke, or Rousseau, organized society is brought into being and invested with the right to secure mutual protection and welfare or to regulate the relations among its members . an agreement formutual benefit between an individual or group and the government or community as a whole

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Locke

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1632–1704, English philosopher, who discussed the concept of empiricism in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding. He influenced political thought, esp in France and America, with his Two Treatises on Government, in which he sanctioned the right to revolt