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Scientific Revolution (age of reason) |
Copernicus Brahe Kepler Galileo Newton |
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Copernicus |
wrote heavenly bodies "ptolemaic model is wrong" "cosmo is not HELIOCENTRIC, but GEOCENTRIC" "earth rotated on its axis and the sun stationary" |
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Brahe |
"planets except earth circled sun; entire system circled earth" |
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Kepler |
Brahe's assistant "universe expressed in mathamatics" "planets move in pattern with sun as focus" " planets move in velocity" |
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Galileo |
built a telescope for heavens moons of jupiter analyze olar system sun changed spots, moon had mountains supports heliocentric "bodies motioned continues unless resistance" |
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Isaac Newton |
unifies copernicus, kepler, galileo theories grand clock maker theory: universe has unified theory of organization |
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Deism |
no supernaturals/miracles but reason/science |
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"knowledge is power" |
Francis Bacon (induction) |
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"I think therefore I am." |
Rene Descartes (deduction)" |
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Bacon |
evidence is obtained through experiments; collect data |
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Descartes |
doubted math and created philosophy |
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Absolute truth |
even if illusioned, ur mind doubts therefore exists |
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Hobbes |
"no gov't no law... what would life be like?" He says: humans are selfish and will always want more Do what they want to get what they want |
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The Enlightment |
age of optimism noticed a need for change in society social thinkers, philosophers, scientists, believed humanity will master over its world |
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John Locke |
state of nature is peaceful; people respect other's right, freedom, protection people work together to protect natural rights majority rules gov't should protect people; if not: overthrown |
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Rousseau |
"state of nature is a state of natural pity" (we are not good or bad) "might does not make right." (people can do anything there is a possibility) |
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Social Contract |
join in exchange for protection general will decides general will always make decision since its everyone's choice eg. pizza and a movie |
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Reformation |
Church is cruel and wants power Martin luther |
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Martin Luther |
questioned the churches' authority takes 95 theses and puts them on church door |
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Indulgence |
release from sin (not out of hell but purgatory) |
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pay |
to be released from purgatory |
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Humanism |
individual power and potential |
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Renaissance |
economic growth of high middle ages new culture |
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Giorgio Vasari |
"rare men of genius" used the word renaissance to describe art |
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Machiavelli |
"is it better to be loved than feared, or vice versa?" don't be easy going or your people will take advantage of you. |
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Voltaire |
philosophical letters
compared france to england; praised english liberty, attacked french abolutionism "whatever is, is right" |
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"laissez faire, laissez passer" |
A.R.J Turgot |