Scientific Revolution Flashcards
Copernicus
Earth - round and rotates on its axis
Sun the center of the universe- Heliocentric
Galileo
Telescope- discovered mts earth’s moon, Jupiter’s moons, sunspots
Planets travel in elliptical paths
Bacon
Scientific Method- inductive reasoning
Inductive reasoning- proceeding from particular to general
Scientific procedure- direct observation
Descartes
Truth comes by reason- rationalism-reason is the chief source of knowledge
Father of modern rationalism
Isaac Newton
Gravity
Calculus
Wrote Principia
Considered the greatest mind of the scientific revolution
Political Science
Study of government
Thomas Hobbes
Monarchy is the best form of gov.
Without it there is chaos
John Locke
Everyone is born with a blank mind.
People are molded by their experiences.
Natural Rights
Montesquieu
Separation of the branches of government
Led to how the US gov. Is formed
Checks and balances in Gov.
Rousseau
Social contract between the government and the people and the people should be forced to follow this
Individual must do what is best for the entire community
Society is governed by its general will
Mary Wollstonecraft
Women have reason and rights, just like men
Voltaire
Religious toleration
Championed the philosophy of deism-based on natural law and reason
Idea that God lets the universe run by its own laws
Thomas Jefferson
Deceleration of Independence
People had the right to choose their gov.
Adam Smith
wrote Wealth of Nations
Government should have no involvement in economics-should not regulate the economy
Enlightenment Period
1600’s-1700’s Philosophies Thinkers of the period Spread the new ideas Women had to publish anonymously
