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Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION

& ENLIGHTENMENT

KEPLER

PROVED THE SUN MOVES IN ELIPTALS, NOT CIRCLES

COPERNICUS

CREATED THE IDEA OF HELIOCENTRIC

Heliocentric-
Idea that the universe revolves around the sun

THEORY OF

HELIOCENTRIC. THE SUN IS IN THE CENTER

GALILEI

  • Found the law of the pendulum
  • Falling objects accelerate
  • Built telescope
Photo by Justin in SD

SIR FRANCIS BACON

ENCOURAGED EXPERIMENTING, AND QUESTIONED MEDIEVAL SCHOLARS

DESCARTES

DOUBTED EVERYTHING UNTIL PROVEN BY REASONING

LOCKE

HATED ABSOLUTE MONARCHY , LOVED NATURAL RIGHTS
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VOLTAIRE

DOUBTED THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION
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MONTESQUIEU

SAID THAT BRITAN HAD THE BEST GOVERNMENT

ROUSSEAU

SAID CIVILIZATION CORRUPTED NATURAL GOODNESS IN PEOPLE

WOLLSTONECRAFT

A WOMEN'S RIGHTS LEADER, SAID WOMEN COULD GET AN EDUCATION TOO

HOBBES

  • Said humans are naturally selfish
  • Created "Social Contract"
  • Said we should give up rights for a strong leader