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natural philosophy

proposes systems for how the natural world works; predecessor to modern science

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Greco-Roman logic

ideas created during Greek and Roman times

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skepticism

questioning the validity of assumed truth; old theories challenged not knowing the truth

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Copernicus

(1473-1545) 15th century mathematician demonstrates mathematically that the Earth rotates around the sun (heliocentric)

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Geometric Model

created by Ptolemy everything revolves around the earth church agrees because says in Bible

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Heliocentric Model

earth revolves around the sun church dislikes created by Copernicus and further improved by Kepler and Galileo

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Tycho Brache

Danish nobleman and astronomer who observes new stars and comets mentors Kepler

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Johannes Kepler

German astronomer, formulated three laws of planetary motion

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3 Laws of Planetary Motion

Orbits are elliptical (not circular) Velocity of an orbit is non uniform Revolution time proportional to distance from the sun

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Galileo Galileo

(1564-1624) invents observational tools for observing the natural world confirms Copernican model Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems comparing Ptolemaic and the Copernacain systems (placed on Index of Prohibited Books) forced t recant because of heresy

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scientific method

building theories on testable, observable, repeatable events

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Issac Newton

scientific method towards physics publishes Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy defines universal law of physics invents calculus

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Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy

describes universal gravitation (all objects have gravity) ties together and justifies work of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo

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Natural Philosophers

proto scientists

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Royal Societies of Philosophers

organizations of scientists to question, develop, and test new ideas

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inductive reasoning

creating theories using observations laid ground work for modern scientific method

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confirmation bias

observed tendency to notice/interpret data that confirms existing beliefs

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Francis Bacon

(1561-1626) inductive reasoning confirmation bias noted human mind's desire for order and patterns

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deductive reasoning

establish truths through logical premises; use truths to build more truths

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Rene Descartes

(1595-1650) cogito ergo sum- the only thing we know for sure is that if we think, we must exist deductive reasoning-premises are correct then conclusions are correct dualism

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Dualism

the mind/soul and body are separate Catholic Church agrees because supporters soul goes to heaven opposite of monism

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Blaise Pascal

(1623-1662) French philosopher and mathematician who designed mathematics of probability, demonstrated air had weight) Pensees Pascal's wager

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Pensees

life is miserable; God is great and the solution earthy happiness is an illusion; we hate reality and misery is normal

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Pascal's Wager

if someone doesn't believe in God but he does exist=hell if someone doesn't believe in God but doesn't exist=nothing happens reason to still believe in God no matter what

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Baruch Spinoza

(1632-1677) Dutch philosopher renowned for challenging religion Pantheist raised Jewish but shunned due to open challenges to religion said religions order and texts made by man so fallible (divine right and moral relativity) God does not directly interact with or act on our existence Monism

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Pantheist

if God is infinite and transcendent, all things have God in them including bad things; if God and the world are seperate, God must be finite

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Monism

the mind/soul and body are connect and die together opposite of dualism

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