Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
NICOLAUS COPERNICUS
- Interested in Greek idea that the Sun stood in the center of the universe
- Reasoned that the stars, Earth, and other planets revolved around the Sun
- Did not publish his work
JOHANNES KEPLER
- Believed that certain mathematical laws govern planetary motion
- Continued Brahe's work
- His laws proved that Corpernicus' ideas were true
GALILEO GALILEI
- Proved Aristole's idea was wrong
- Found that a falling object accelerates at a fixed and predictable rate
- Observations clearly supported Corpernicus' theories
SIR FRANCIS BACON
- Passionate interest in science
- Believed that by better understanding the world
- Attacked medieval scholars for relying too heavily on ideas
RENE DESCARTES
- Developed analytical geometry
- Provided an important new took for scientific research
- Believed that scientists needed to reject old assumptions
JOHN LOCKE
- Believed in a more positive view on human nature
- Believed people could learn from experience and improve themselves
- Criticized absolute monarchy
VOLTAIRE
- Published more than 70 books
- Often used stare against his opponents
MONTESQUIEU
- Devoted himself to the study of political liberty
- Believed Britain was the best-gov. Country
- Oversimplified the British system
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ROUSSEAU
- Committed to individual freedom
- Strongly disagreed with other Enlightenment thinkers
- Believed the only good government was one that was freely formed
WOLLSTONECRAFT
- Disagreed w Rousseau that women's education should be secondary to men's
- Argued that women need education to become viruous
- Also argued for women's right to participate in politics
