INTELLECTUAL REVOLUTIONS Flashcards
In the study of the history of science and
technology, another important area of interest involves in the various ________________ across time
Intellectual Revolutions
interests lies in how intellectual revolutions emerged as a result of the interaction of _______, _________ and of _______.
science, technology, society
In science and technology, intellectual revolutions refer to the series of events that led to the emergence of _____________ and the progress of _____________ across critical periods in history
modern science; scientific thinking
Was a period of intellectual revolution in Europe, marked by a flourishing of arts, science, and humanism (Rebirth of Learning).
The Renaissance
Led to significant advancements in scientific knowledge and the emergence of the scientific method.
The Scientific Revolution
Emphasized reason, individualism, and the pursuit of knowledge as the key to progress and social reform (Age of Reason).
The Enlightenment
Society interaction with science and technology
Intellectual Revolution
Refers to the series of events that led to the emergence of modern science and progress of scientific thinking
Intellectual Revolution
Who divided the Intellectual Revolution into 2 Stages?
Jean Sylvain Bailley
2 Stages of Intellectual Revolution
Sweeping of the Old
Establishing of the New
The 3 people of the Intellectual Revolution
Copernican, Darwinian, Freudian
This invention allowed the people to take a peek at the outer space, but more importantly, it also intrigued them to know what was out there.
Telescope
He believes that the Earth was the center - - geocentrism
Claudius Ptolemy
He introduced a new concept known as Heliocentrism, which suggested that the center of the Solar System was not the Earth but actually the sun
Nicolaus Copernicus
The center of the Solar System was not the
Earth but actually the sun
Heliocentrism
Formulated the “Heliocentric Model” of the universe
Nicolaus Copernicus
Earth was the center of the Solar System
Geocentric Model
Repositioned the Earth from the center of the SS and introduced the idea that the Earth rotates on its own axis
Heliocentric Model
Resistance from the church, thus __________ was
accused of heresy, and he faced persecution from the church
Nicolas Copernicus
Served as a catalyst to sway scientific thinking
away form age-long views about the position of the Earth
Copernican Revolution
All planets revolved around the sun not in circular
orbits but elliptical orbits. The closer a planet to the sun the faster it moves
Kepler’s Law of Planetary Motion
Law of Planetary Motion
Johannes Kepler
Turning point in the study of cosmology and astronomy making it a truly intellectual important revolution.
Copernican Revolution
English naturalist, geologist and biologist (19th century)
Charles Darwin
1859, Treatise on the Science of Evolution
On The Origin of Species
Considered to be one of the most
controversial intellectual revolutions of its time.
The Darwinian Revolution