The Scientific Revolution
Dhruv Patel
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Francis BACON
Johannes Kepler
Sir Isaac Newton
Tycho Brahe
Impact of New Science on philosophy
Women and the Scientific Revolution
Religion and Science
Religion and Science were OK to a certain point, but when science and religion started to contradict each other than that's were conflict and problems started. The factors leading to the condemnation of Galileo was the fact that he openly accused the church of begin incorrect with their teachings. Galileo’s heliocentric theory questioned the Catholic Church’s teachings. Pascal sought to reconcile faith and reason by formulating Pascal’s Wager.He tried to use reason to contribute to the teachings of faith. English natural theology supported economic expansion. The belief of English natural theology was that god had placed humans onto earth to learn and discover. People thought human beings were meant to improve the world. This belief provided religious justification of the economic improvement of the western world.
Witchcraft and Witch-Hunts in the Revolution
Very few were educated and the majority couldn't understand the new ideas happening during this time period. Many still held a lot of old superstitious beliefs and some felt new science and ideas went against the Church and was therefore of the devil. Protestants and Catholics denounced each other as followers of Satan, and people could be imprisoned for attending the wrong church, or for not attending any. Along with moral panic people needed scapegoats to blame these problems on.