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1.4 From Galileo to Descartes

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General Philosophy
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Part 1.4. Outlines Galileo's revolutionary theories of astronomy and mechanical science and introduces Descartes' (the father of modern philosophy) ideas of philosophical scepticism.

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Part 1.3. Describes briefly the Aristotelian view of the universe; the basis for natural science in Europe until the 15th century and its conflict Galileo's theories.
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Part 2.1. A brief recap on the first lecture describing how Aristotle's view of the universe, dominant throughout the middle ages in Europe, came to be gradually phased out by a modern, mechanistic view of the universe.
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Series
General Philosophy
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Peter Millican
Keywords
scepticism
descartes
meditations
philosophy
religion
aristotle
galileo
skepticism
astronomy
Department: Faculty of Philosophy
Date Added: 19/02/2010
Duration: 00:10:46

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