How did knowledge & understanding change 1550-1750? T1 Flashcards
Which 3 people were part of the ‘Understanding Human Knowledge’?
- Rene Descartes
- Thomas Hobbes
- John Locke
What did Copernicus say?
- The earth moves round the sun.
- It moves in a perfect circle
What is Empirical thought?
When you observe and collect data.
Allowed for inductive reasoning (drawing conclusions based on evidence)
What was the book that Copernicus wrote called & when was it published?
“On the revolution of Heavenly Spheres” - 1543
What did Copernicus think about the universe?
- Earth moves around the sun
- It moves in a perfect circle
Who were the 4 people involved in understanding the universe?
- Copernicus
- Johannes Kepler
- Galileo
- Isaac Newton
What did Copernicus think about the universe?
- Earth moves around the sun
- It moves in a perfect circle
What was the book written by Johannes Kepler & when was it published?
‘Astronomia Nova’ - 1609
What did Johannes Kepler think about the universe?
- Earth moves around the sun at different speeds
- Moves in an elliptical orbit
- Planets are pushed around the sun
What is empirical thought more commonly known as?
The Scientific Method.
Who said the earth moved around the sun in a perfect circle?
Copernicus
Who said the earth rotates at different speeds in an elliptical pattern?
Johannes Kepler
Who Revolutionised the understanding of the solar system in europe?
Galileo
Who created the theory of Gravity?
Isaac Newton
What did Descartes say about the world?
It was a machine and therefore no room for god.
What did Hobbes say to do with theories?
Deductive Reasoning - Apply facts to theories.
What did Copernicus write?
on the revolution of Heavenly spheres
When did Copernicus write on the revolution of Heavenly spheres?
1543
What did Johannes Kepler say?
- The earth moves around the sun at different speeds.
- It moves in a elliptical shape
- The planets are pushed around the sun.
What did Rene Descartes study?
Mechanical Philosophy
What was Rene Descartes theory?
world was pure mechanism and was governed without influence of God
What were John Locke’s 3 theories?
- humans are born without knowledge
- knowledge comes from experience
- knowledge can’t be fully accurate as experience is different
