L3 Flashcards
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▪ In the history of science and technology, the
interests lies in how intellectual revolutions emerged
as a result of the interaction of science and
technology and of society.
▪ 16th – 18th century
Intellectual Revolution
The____________ refers to a paradigm shift in
thinking and knowledge. It encompasses changes in ideas, values, and beliefs that shape society.
intellectual revolution
Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment is example of?
Intellectual Revolution
encourage critical
thinking and questioning
of established norms and
beliefs.
Intellectual revolutions
They foster creativity,
innovation, and the
development of new ideas
and concepts.
Intellectual revolutions
refer to the series of events that led to the
emergence of modern science and the progress of scientific thinking across critical periods in history.
Intellectual revolutions
was a time of REBIRTH in creativity in
Europe in the 1300s. Changed in many areas - political, social, economic, and cultural.
Renaissance
The ____________ led
to significant advancements
in scientific knowledge and
the emergence of the
scientific method.
Scientific Revolution
The_________
emphasized reason,
individualism, and the pursuit
of knowledge as the key to
progress and social reform.
Enlightenment
planets as well as the sun and the moon, moved in a circular motion around the Earth.
Claudius Ptolemy
Earth was at the center
Geocentrism
a Polish mathematician and
astronomer, challenged the Ptolemaic
model.
Nicolaus Copernicus
He introduced a new concept known as
Heliocentrism, which suggested that
the center of the Solar System was
not the Earth but actually the sun.
Nicolaus Copernicus,
• Copernican Revolution
• Refers to the 16th century paradigm shift
• Formulated the “Heliocentric Model” of the
universe
• Shift: Geocentrism to Heliocentrism
Nicolaus Copernicus
▪ Commentarioles (40-page outline)
▪ De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium
(1543)
▪ He repositioned the Earth from the center
of the SS and introduced the idea that the
Earth rotates on its own axis
Heliocentric Model
had multiple inadequacies
that were later filled in by other astronomers
and later accepted by other scientists like
Galileo Galilei
Copernican model
marked a turning point in the
study of cosmology and astronomy
Copernican revolution
All planets revolved around the sun
not in circular orbits but elliptical
orbits. The closer a planet to the
sun the faster it moves.
Johannes Kepler
Law of Planetary Motion
Johannes Kepler
English naturalist, geologist and biologist On The Origin of Species – 1859, Treatise on the Science of Evolution
Proposed the theory of biological evolution by natural selection
Charles Darwin
was one of the most controversial
intellectual revolutions of its time.
Darwinian Revolution
an evolutionary process by which organisms inherit, develop, and adapt traits that favored survival and
reproduction.
Natural Selection
Darwin gathered evidence
pointing to what we now known
as ________
Natural Selection
The theory describes how organisms change over time as a result of changes in heritable physical or behavioral traits.
Theory of Evolution - highlight