The Emergence of Psychology as a Science Flashcards
What is humanism?
The focus of what humans are capable of.
What were some of the technology advances during the renaissance/ enlightenment?
The moveable printing press
The telescope
What people contributed to the advancement of exploration?
Marco Polo and Christopher Colombus
What did Christopher Colombus contribute to exploration?
He established permanent contact between the two land masses across the Atlantic ocean.
What did Marco Polo contribute to exploration?
he wrote about his experiences and the distance that he has traveled which were distances not a lot of people have gone through.
He traveled to Central Asia and China through the Silk Road.
What did Niccolo Machiavelli contribute to politics?
He Influenced the spread of republicanism over monarchy in Europe.
What were Thomas Aquinas beliefs on religion?
That the acceptance of reason and examination of nature were ways of knowing God.
What did Desiderius Erasmus believe in?
He opposed fanatic belief in anything. His book “The Praise of Folly” criticized the church and philosophers.
Who started Protestantism?
Martin Luther
What did Martin Luther believe in?
The denial of authority of the pope and the priest.
That each person had the right to interpret the Bible for themselves.
What did Nicolaus Copernicus propose about the universe?
That we are in a heliocentric universe.
Who is considered the father of modern physics?
Galileo Galilei
What did Galileo Galilei use to describe the universe?
Mathematical deductions
Who was Tyco Brahe?
A Danish astronomer.
He used mathematical and empirical observation to verify his arguments, did not rely on religious ground
Who was Johannes Kepler?
He insisted that all mathematical deductions be verified by empirical observation.
