How did knowledge & understanding change 1550-1750? T1 Flashcards

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Which 3 people were part of the ‘Understanding Human Knowledge’?

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  • Rene Descartes
  • Thomas Hobbes
  • John Locke
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What did Copernicus say?

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  • The earth moves round the sun.

- It moves in a perfect circle

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What is Empirical thought?

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When you observe and collect data.

Allowed for inductive reasoning (drawing conclusions based on evidence)

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What was the book that Copernicus wrote called & when was it published?

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“On the revolution of Heavenly Spheres” - 1543

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What did Copernicus think about the universe?

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  • Earth moves around the sun

- It moves in a perfect circle

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Who were the 4 people involved in understanding the universe?

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  • Copernicus
  • Johannes Kepler
  • Galileo
  • Isaac Newton
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What did Copernicus think about the universe?

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  • Earth moves around the sun

- It moves in a perfect circle

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What was the book written by Johannes Kepler & when was it published?

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‘Astronomia Nova’ - 1609

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What did Johannes Kepler think about the universe?

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  • Earth moves around the sun at different speeds
  • Moves in an elliptical orbit
  • Planets are pushed around the sun
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10
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What is empirical thought more commonly known as?

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The Scientific Method.

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Who said the earth moved around the sun in a perfect circle?

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Copernicus

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Who said the earth rotates at different speeds in an elliptical pattern?

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Johannes Kepler

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13
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Who Revolutionised the understanding of the solar system in europe?

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Galileo

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Who created the theory of Gravity?

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Isaac Newton

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What did Descartes say about the world?

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It was a machine and therefore no room for god.

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What did Hobbes say to do with theories?

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Deductive Reasoning - Apply facts to theories.

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What did Copernicus write?

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on the revolution of Heavenly spheres

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When did Copernicus write on the revolution of Heavenly spheres?

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1543

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What did Johannes Kepler say?

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  • The earth moves around the sun at different speeds.
  • It moves in a elliptical shape
  • The planets are pushed around the sun.
20
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What did Rene Descartes study?

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Mechanical Philosophy

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What was Rene Descartes theory?

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world was pure mechanism and was governed without influence of God

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What were John Locke’s 3 theories?

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  • humans are born without knowledge
  • knowledge comes from experience
  • knowledge can’t be fully accurate as experience is different