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The Scientific Revolution

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Do you feel that the vision of the world developed from the scientific revolution is pessimistic or more pessimistic than the anthropocentric vision that proceeded it?  Explain.  What are the sources of contemporary resistance to established sciences like evolution and climate change?  Is there a link with pre-Revolutionary visions of the world?
Ch. 2, How Was it Known, Reading Nature’s Book
Rev, pp. 65-96

  1. State what you think is the main point or thesis of the article assigned for reading the day this discussion is due.
  2. Explain why you think that, and provide textual justification for your claim in the form of exegesis, not direct quotation.
  3. Share some critical remarks about the article. What did the author overlook, get wrong, or what are some potential implications of the author’s claims that may be problematic in some way?

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The Scientific Revolution changed the way people perceived the world around them. This shift in thought led to revolutions in pretty much every branch of science.

What kinds of sciences come to mind when thinking about the Scientific Revolution? Your assignment is to list three different areas of science that changed significantly in the Scientific Revolution. You are provided one example to get you started.

After you have come up with three areas of the sciences you will write three to four sentences on how these sciences contributed to the Scientific Revolution. Make sure you are going below the surface: who contributed and how they created change, what ideas were challenged, what questions did they want answered?

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The Scientific Revolution changed the way the West understood the world around us, particularly in astronomy. Copernicus led to Galileo, and the heliocentric model replaced the geocentric solar system that for centuries was considered scientific fact. When it comes to science, how important was this development? And how important is it for us to continue to question and rethink the world around us to better understand it?