We will talk about these some in class later this week and I won't collect them until Friday...but you should start sooner rather than later. You're reading just the section intros that are labeled.
P.589-591 Toward a New Worldview, The Scientific Revolution, Scientific Though in 1500
#1.What was the dominant worldview at the beginning of the sixteenth century? What was the role of both Aristotle and Christianity in that worldview?
P. 595 Causes of the Scientific Revolution
#5.Discuss the various factors that contributed to the growth and development of the scientific revolution. How did Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes contribute to the modern scientific method?
P. 598-599 The Enlightenment, The Emergence of the Enlightenment
#7. Discuss the various influences that contributed to the emergence of the Enlightenment.
Terms to define: (They're in bold)
P.589-591 Toward a New Worldview, The Scientific Revolution, Scientific Though in 1500
#1.What was the dominant worldview at the beginning of the sixteenth century? What was the role of both Aristotle and Christianity in that worldview?
P. 595 Causes of the Scientific Revolution
#5.Discuss the various factors that contributed to the growth and development of the scientific revolution. How did Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes contribute to the modern scientific method?
P. 598-599 The Enlightenment, The Emergence of the Enlightenment
#7. Discuss the various influences that contributed to the emergence of the Enlightenment.
Terms to define: (They're in bold)
- Natural Philosophy
- Geocentrism
- Heliocentrism
- Experimental Method
- Empiricism
- Scientific Community
- rationalism
- philosophe
- Salons