Intellectual Revolution Flashcards
It describes the model of heavens from Ptolemaic to Heliocentric. This revolution explains that the Sun is the center of the solar system which we call the Heliocentric theory.
Copernican Revolution
This revolution explains that the Sun is the center of the solar system which we call the Heliocentric theory.
Copernican Revolution
Who formulated the ultimate Geocentric System around 150 AD?
Claudius Ptolemy
He believed that the Earth is the center of the solar system, that the planets as well as the moon revolves around the Earth. This theory was universally accepted by people.
Claudius Ptolemy
In the 16th century, he challenged Ptolemy with his Heliocentric model.
Nicolaus Copernicus
He introduced a new concept which suggested that the Sun is the center of the solar system where the Earth and the other planets revolve around it. His concept is known to be called the Heliocentric model.
Nicolaus Copernicus
It was eventually accepted and known as the birth of modern astronomy.
Heliocentrism
One of the most controversial intellectual revolutions of all time is the
Darwinian Revolution
He was known for his contributions to the science of evolution. He published a book On the Origin of the Species where he introduced the theory of evolution.
Charles Robert Darwin
What’s the name of the book that was published by Charles Robert Darwin?
On the Origin of Species
In his theory, he proposed that all species came from a common ancestor and passed through a process of natural selection in which only the fittest survived.
Darwinian Revolution
What are five major points of Darwin’s theory of evolution?
Variation, Competition, Offspring, Genetics, Natural Selection
The small amount of mental activity we know about.
The Conscious
The things we could be aware of if we wanted or needed.
The Subconscious
The things we are unaware of and cannot become aware of.
The Unconscious