Philosophy 52 Flashcards
What similarity is seen in Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton?
They didn’t try to sever the bond between astronomy and astrology
What “awe” was no longer appreciated?
Toward the genius and achievements of the classical golden age luminaries
What happened after Galileo and Newton?
The celestial-terrestrial division could no longer be maintained, and the metaphysical and psychological premises that had supported astrology began to collapse
What could “humanistic nostalgia” no longer disguise?
The growing irrelevance of Classical culture for the modern mind
What had the Catholic Church provided?
The only refuge in the West within which the achievements of Classical culture could be persevered and their spirit continued
What characterized early scientific revolutionaries?
They acted, thought, and spoke of heir work in terms conspicuously redolent of religious illumination
What caused the “great passion” in discovery?
A sense that they were recovering a divine knowledge that had been lost in the primal Fall
