History and Philosophy of Western Astronomy
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Saved by 4 people (0 private), first by anonymouse user on 2007-10-31
- Michaelnkemdirim on 2008-04-10 - Tags quickd
- Elisabeth on 2008-04-10 - Tags no_tag
- Linzel on 2008-01-29 - Tags astronomy , philosophy , science , scienceliteracy , scientificmethod
- Jlinzel on 2007-10-31 - Tags astronomy , del.icio.us , imported , science , space
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The emphasis was on the process of learning about the universe rather than
attaining the goal. But people eventually got tired of learning and wanted
absolute answers
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The emphasis was on the process of
learning about the universe rather
than attaining the goal. But people eventually got tired of learning and wanted
absolute answers.
Highlighted by linzel
Socrates (lived 470--399 B.C.E.) disagreed with the
Sophists, teaching that we can attain real truth through collaboration with
others. By exploring together and being skeptical about ``common sense'' notions
about the way things are, we can get a correct understanding of how our world
and society operate. This idea of being skeptical so that a truer understanding
of nature can be found is still very much a part of modern science.
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Socrates (lived 470--399 B.C.E.) disagreed with the Sophists,
teaching that we can attain real truth through
collaboration with others. By exploring together and being skeptical about ``common
sense'' notions about the way things are, we can get a correct understanding of
how our world and society operate. This idea of being skeptical so that a truer understanding
of nature can be found is still very much a part of modern science.
Highlighted by linzel
A paradigm is a general consensus of belief of how the world works. It is a mental framework we use to interpret what happens around us. It is what could be called ``common sense''. The Pythagorean Paradigm had three key points about the movements of celestial objects:
- The planets, Sun, Moon and stars move in perfectly circular orbits;
- The speed of the planets, Sun, Moon and stars in their circular orbits is perfectly uniform;
- The Earth is at the exact center of the motion of the celestial bodies.
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