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THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/SCIREV.asp
Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543)
- 1543 De Revolutionibus Orbium Caelestium (On the Revolution of the Heavenly Orbs)
- University of Padua
- 1572-73 Crab Nebula
- 1577 new comet
- Three Laws of Planetary Motion
- One of the laws: An equal area of the plane is covered in equal time by planet revolving around the Sun. (or the period of revolution around the Sun is proportional to distance from the Sun.)
- 1600 Giordano Bruno burnt
- 1615 Letter to Grand Duchess of Tuscany
- 1632 Dialogue on Two World Systems
- 1633 Galileo banned by the Church
- 1638 Discourse on Two New Sciences
- 1620 Novum Organum (New Tools)
- Theory of Induction c.f. Karl Popper, David Hume
- 1637 Discourse on Method
- Theory of Deduction
- 1687 Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy)
- 1672 Jean Picard and Mars
- Opticks - 1704
- Newton's Three Laws of Motion
- A body moves in a straight line unless impeded. (Inertia).
- Every action has equal and opposite reaction.
- Every body attracts every other body with a force proportional to the distance between.
- Vesalius 1543
- William Harvey
1628 On the Movement of the Heart and the Blood - Malpighi and Capillaries 1661
The Enlightenment
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/EMP_RAT.asp
The Rationalist Tradition
Rene Descartes 1591-1650
The Empiricist Tradition
Francis Bacon 1561-1626
David Hume 1711-1761
Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet) 1694-1778
Jean le Rond d'Alembert 1717-83
Rene Descartes 1591-1650
- Discourse on Method 1637
- Meditationes de Prima Philosophia 1641 (Meditations)
- Principia Philosophiae 1644 (Principles)
- Cogito ergo sum I think therefore I am
- sum res cogitans - I am a being that thinks
- Tractatus Theologico-Politicus 1670
- Ethics 1677
- Pantheism/Panentheism
The Empiricist Tradition
Francis Bacon 1561-1626
- Novum Organum 1620
- Theory of Induction
- Leviathan 1651
- An Essay Concerning Human Understanding 1690
- Two Treatises of Civil Government 1690
- A Letter Concerning Toleration 1689
- innate ideas
- tabula rasa
David Hume 1711-1761
- Treatise on Human Nature 1739/40
- An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding 1748
- Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion 1777
- Opposes logic of induction
- Critique of Pure Reason 1781
- Critique of Practical Reason 1788
- Categorical imperative
- "inner world within, and starry heavens above"
Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet) 1694-1778
- Letters on the English 1733
- Lettres Philosophiques 1734
- Elements of the Philosophy of Newton 1738
- Candide 1759
- Dictionnaire Philosophique 1764
- Ecrasez L'infame
Jean le Rond d'Alembert 1717-83
- The Encyclopedia 1751-72 17 Vols
Primary And Secondary Sources: Scientific Revolution
The Crime of Galileo:
Indictment and Abjuration of 1633
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1630galileo.asp
Robert Bellarmine: Letter on Galileo's Theories, 1615
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1615bellarmine-letter.asp
Witchcraft:
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory/chapter/the-witch-trials/
Indictment and Abjuration of 1633
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1630galileo.asp
Robert Bellarmine: Letter on Galileo's Theories, 1615
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1615bellarmine-letter.asp
Witchcraft:
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory/chapter/the-witch-trials/
Primary Sources: Enlightenment
Voltaire: On Descartes and Sir Isaac Newton (just first letter)
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1778voltaire-newton.asp
Jean Jacques Rousseau: Social Contract
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/rousseau-soccon.asp
Jonathan Swift: A Modern Proposal (seems lengthy but a quick read)
http://art-bin.com/art/omodest.html
Immanuel Kant: The Critique of Pure Reason
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/kant-cpr.asp
Salon Life
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/18salons.asp
Thomas Paine (Biblical Blasphemy reading only)
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/paine-essaysreligion.asp
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1778voltaire-newton.asp
Jean Jacques Rousseau: Social Contract
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/rousseau-soccon.asp
Jonathan Swift: A Modern Proposal (seems lengthy but a quick read)
http://art-bin.com/art/omodest.html
Immanuel Kant: The Critique of Pure Reason
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/kant-cpr.asp
Salon Life
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/18salons.asp
Thomas Paine (Biblical Blasphemy reading only)
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/paine-essaysreligion.asp
Primary Sources: Mercantilism and Capitalism
England, India and the East Indies
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/1617englandindies.asp
Two Letters on the Gold of the Indies (Phillip II)
http://www.thenagain.info/Classes/Sources/PhilipII.html
Adam Smith: Wealth of Nations
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/adamsmith-summary.asp
Adam Smith: Wealth of Nations (Cost of Empire)
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1776-1785/adam-smith-from-the-wealth-of-nations-1776-the-cost-of-empire.php
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/1617englandindies.asp
Two Letters on the Gold of the Indies (Phillip II)
http://www.thenagain.info/Classes/Sources/PhilipII.html
Adam Smith: Wealth of Nations
http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/adamsmith-summary.asp
Adam Smith: Wealth of Nations (Cost of Empire)
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1776-1785/adam-smith-from-the-wealth-of-nations-1776-the-cost-of-empire.php
History of Halloween video (History Channel)
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