Hogar Hadi Hassan (Strayer: 2012, 565)
Section: 2
Question: How did the ‘Scientific Revolution’ transform perceptions of nature, society and politics?
Context: while a large number of Europeans were trying to spread Christianity to distant part of the world, some others were trying to understand the working of the world and its nature. These were the men of science, a great intellectual, social and cultural transformation happened between the mid-sixteenths and eighteenth. Throughout the Scientific Revolution scientists such as, Copernicus, Galileo, Descartes struggled with questions about human ability for reasoning, God, and the possibilities of understanding the world. Ultimately, the scientific findings begun having …show more content…
Enlightenment philosophers and thinker try to apply science and rationality to politics. For instance, john lock an English medical doctor and philosopher, offered some principles for a constitutional government contract between ruled and ruler based on human ingenuity rather than divine power. This shift in political life was enormous. Locke's work was extremely significant to philosophy, but his political thought was very influential as well, particularly with his idea that authority arises merely from the consent of the ruled. On the other hand, If one look at the older notions about the divine right of kings (which was a belief that nobody except God — and occasionally the pope — should be able to tell a king what to do). Here, you easily see how Locke's idea led to political turmoil. He claimed that men are by nature free and equal and argued against the idea that God made all people naturally subject to a king’s power. He claimed that people have rights, like the right to life, property and …show more content…
The Scientific Revolution philosophers like Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, and others interrogated the only organizational power (the Roman Catholic Church) by telling them their view about having a geocentric universe belief that the Earth is the center of the universe is a huge misconception. This caused lots turmoil and the Church responded to this and called it heresy. However, this threat did not stop this revolutionary revolution .The scientific revolution had a countless influence on society, the use of scientific method was essential for replacing traditional knowledge by scientific fact.in addition, Most pre- scientific revolution Europeans view toward naturel world was derived from Aristoteles and some other classic Greek philosophers. However, this altered dramatically when For instance, when Copernicus found out that the earth is not the center of universe. Politically, the scientific Revolution encouraged Enlightenment thoughts. Moreover, Enlightenment philosophers and thinker try to apply science and rationality to politics. For instance, john lock offered some principles for a constitutional government contract between ruled and ruler based on human ingenuity rather than divine