The Structure Of Scientific Revolution By Thomas Kuhn

During the seventeenth century, the scientific revolution in Europe was at its peak, changing people’s lives through the new techniques of the scientific method. Citizens of western civilizations had previously used religion as the lens through which they perceived their beliefs and customs in their communities. Before the scientific revolution, science and religion were intertwined, and people were taught to accept religious laws and doctrines without questioning; the Church was the ultimate authority on how the world worked. However, during this revolution, scientists were inspired to learn and understand the laws of the universe had created, a noble and controversial move toward truth seeking. The famous scientists of the time, such as Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo and Newton, were known to be natural philosophers, intending to reveal God’s mystery and understand (through proof) the majesty of God. Throughout previous centuries, people had hypothesized how the world and natural phenomenon may work, and new Protestant ideals demanded constant interrogation and examination. Nevertheless, some of these revelations went against the Church’s teachings and authority. If people believed the Church could be wrong, then they could question everything around them, as well. As a result, the introduction of the scientific method, a process by which scientists discovered and proved new theories, was revolutionary because it distinguished what could be proved as real from what was simply

In the beginning God created the heavens with the Earth along with man in his own image. For over 1500 years, Christian followers were heavy believers of the bible, seeing it as the primary source for knowledge. Then came the scientific revolution in the 1500s, a movement which challenged the Christian view of the universe. It was a time when people were looking for a new way of thinking about the world. Since then and to this day, there has been several instances in which scientific inquiry and religious belief have collided in their ideologies.

During the Scientific Revolution scientists such as Galileo, Copernicus, Descartes and Bacon wrestled with questions about God, human aptitude, and the possibilities of understanding the world. Eventually, the implications of the new scientific findings began to affect the way people thought and behaved throughout Europe. Society began to question the authority of traditional knowledge about the universe. This in turn, allowed them to question traditional views of the state and social order. No longer was the world constructed as the somewhat simple Ptolemaic Model suggested. The Earth for the first time became explicable and was no longer the center of the universe. Many beliefs that had been held for hundreds of years now proved to be

The Scientific Revolution was when modern science was essentially established, which came along with the major scientific discoveries took place at the time. Some major scientists that contributed to this major era include Nicholas Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Galileo Galilei, and Isaac Newton. The scientific revolution took place following the Renaissance, from the mid-1500’s until about 1700. This revolution took place throughout Europe. This occurred because, following the Renaissance and the reformation, people became very curious and wanted to understand how the Earth worked. It was almost as if, being that this occurred after the reformation, that they wanted to either confirm or refute the church’s claims. The significance of the scientific revolution was one of great proportions, it changed mankind’s understanding the importance of science, and of how the Earth and solar system function.

The Scientific Revolution was a period of the development of the new and modern theories of science and universe. This development took place from 16th century to 17th century. This concept was widely accepted by the people of Europe. This period changed the beliefs which were not accurate and changed the status of women in the society. Many scientists, such as Nicolas Copernicus, Johannes Kepler and Sir Issac Newton changed the European history with the help of new discoveries and knowledge and disagreement with the Catholic Church.

Prior to the 18th century, the European mindset was based on religion and superstition, with the church at the forefront. In the realm of science, people had accepted without question what they deemed to be irrefutable theories of “natural philosophy”, such as Aristotle’s “common sense physics” and Ptolemy’s geocentric view of the universe. But due to the rediscovery of classical learning, new technology such as the printing press, international competition, and many other factors, in the 18th century humanity began to make significant steps in progress during the Scientific Revolution. The Scientific Revolution then inspired a period of time known as the Enlightenment, or the Age of Reason, in which men discovered ideas and principles that would eventually alter the global mindset and served as a major turning point in European society. Despite these enormous changes, however, the Enlightenment did not serve all areas of European society; concepts such as peasantry, serfdom, sexism, and social inequality found little improvement in this era.

What occurred during the scientific revolution? The scientific revolution was a period of time when people started doubting the church. The scientific revolution modernizes the ways of thinking dramatically. Nicolaus Copernicus made numerous discoveries about the universe; one of his discoveries was the heliocentric theory which contradicts the church. Galileo confirming the heliocentric theory brought him into conflict with the church. The scientific revolution modernizes the ways of thinking dramatically.

The Scientific Revolution was one of the most revolutionary time periods in human history, because the Catholic Church was tested and the human race was enlighten. Also, during this specific revolution specific scientists and enlighten thinkers contributed heavily to the advancement of human history. This period is explained as modern methods of scientific inquiry being established, and associated with great discoveries of the first modern scientists (Scientific Revolution, n.d.). To truly understand how revolutionary the Scientific Revolution was, the key points should be studied and elaborated. This paper will dive into the major scientist and philosopher during this revolutionary time, and deliver the battle to free minds between the church and science.

As we have discussed in class, read from our textbooks and read from primary sources we have learned that Europe has transformed a lot throughout history. Europe has gone through the Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution and many other turning points. The most important turning point in European history is the Scientific Revolution. The Scientific Revolution is important because the way people understood the universe, medicine, anatomy and chemistry changed. It also led to the Enlightenment, which brought about human reason as well as changes in government and social life.

“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” This quote is from one of the most prominent scientists during the Scientific Revolution, Galileo Galilei. This quote means that anyone can discover the facts about the universe, all they have to do is discover them. This is an important theme during this period of time. Scientists and philosophers were making discoveries about the world around them that revealed truths about the universe that were the foundations for the modern day world. Because of this, the philosophers and scientists had the greatest impact on society.The scientists and philosophers were those that most helped to push the Scientific Revolution forward.

Is it possible for a revolution to occur overnight? No. A Revolution is the wish to overthrow a government or social belief to achieve a new political or belief system in the course of several years. These revolts or breakthroughs tend to occur when the essential needs of the common people are not being met. Between 1500-1800 in Europe, literature also reflected historical events including famous romantic novels such as Frankenstein and A Tale of Two Cities. For my Winter Trimester Final in Revolutions in Thought, I chose to represent revolutions by creating a tree where each revolution was benefited from pervious discoveries in the prior revolution. For example, how the Scientific Revolution’s discoveries would benefit the Enlightenment Period.

In “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” Thomas Kuhn argues that normal science inevitably runs into a crisis. Why is it necessarily the case? Is there a way to avoid scientific crises?

Frederick Douglas once said, “The thing worse than rebellion is the thing that causes the rebellion.” A statement that truly embodies the right to rebelling. In order for it to be right and ethical for one to rebel, the thing which one is rebelling against must be truly awful. As christians, it is easy and common to believe that rebellion is a sin or immoral. But the reality is that rebellion can be just and merited for christians when the thing they are rebelling against is corrupt or immoral. It is accurate to say that for christians there may be times when it is not only right, but required for us to rebel.

The society that we live in is transitioning before our eyes. Therefore, it is easy to assume that society has been undergoing many changes throughout the years with the most popular movements influencing the society the most. As seen in European history it shows that a spoken word from someone such as Martin Luther can be the catalyst that brings changes to the society. In the quote by Adolf Hitler states that “All great movements are popular movements” is partially true because most great movements were not popular movements. The Scientific Revolution was not popular during the 16th century because not everyone knew that it was occurring. During the 16th century the Protestant Reformation was not a popular movement because it was only a

Chapter 16 is an introduction to the scientific revolution. Philosophy, astronomy, mechanics, and mathematics are some of the subjects that made the revolution historical. Copernicus is one of the scientists talked about in this chapter. He stated that the Earth moved around the sun just like all the other planets in our solar system. Newton was also a prodigious astronomer, who followed in Copernicus’s footsteps and made a discovery that changed the face of science. Newton published his work on the laws of gravity which have been studied throughout history and is still taught today. Galileo was also another world renowned Astronomer, who found there were other geographical features on planets and the moon. Maria Merian one of the very few