Descartes and Galileo were two the leading figures in the transition from natural philosophy to modern science and philosophy. They were some of the first modern thinkers who looked at the world and said that the laws of nature are indeed mathematical. One of Galileo’s goals was to take the studies of science and separate them from the ideologies of philosophy. Studying philosophy and mathematics Galileo was able to gain a clear understand of what separates the mathematics from the ideas of philosophy. Here he learned about the teachings of Aristotle, Plato ect.
Galileo would on he would go on to challenge some of the ideas that Aristotle had put forth. In one of his writings Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems in which he compares
Galileo would on he would go on to challenge some of the ideas that Aristotle had put forth. In one of his writings Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems in which he compares