Outline
I. Background to the Scientific Revolution
II. Toward a New Heaven: A Revolution in Astronomy
A. Copernicus
B. Brahe
C. Kepler
D. Galileo
E. Newton
III. Advances in Medicine and Chemistry
IV. Women and the Origins of Modern Science
A. Margaret Cavendish
B. Maria Merian
C. Maria Winkelmann
D. Debates on the Nature of Women
V. Philosophy Responds to Changing Science
A. Nature as Mechanism
B. Bacon
C. Descartes
D. Hobbes
E. Locke
F. Spinoza
G. Pascal
VI. The New Institutions of Expanding Natural Knowledge
Identifications:
Scientific Revolution
Copernicus
Ptolemaic System
geocentrism
epicycle
heliocentric
Brahe
Galileo
telescope
Newton
Law of Gravity
Francis Bacon
empiricism
Descartes
rational deduction
scientific induction
Hobbes
Leviathan
Locke
Written Homework:
1. What do you think has been the most revolutionary scientific achievement of the past century? How has (or how will) this science change(d)
people's beliefs or behavior in our society? Compare and contrast this recent science and its impact with the astronomy of the Scientific Revolution.
2. Discuss the contributions of Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton to
the Scientific Revolution. Who made the most important contribution and why?
3. Which of the philosophers' views presented here is closest to your own beliefs? Which do you disagree with the most? Explain.