This theory holds that the sun is at the center of the universe
What is heliocentric?
100
This individual used deduction to attempt to prove his own existence as well as the existence of God
Who is Rene Descartes?
100
Giordano Bruno was an early critic of the Catholic Church’s ideas regarding science and astronomy but ultimately met his fate in this way
What is burned at the stake by the Church?
100
The idea that human beings are naturally competitive and that “war” is part of the human condition corresponds the ideas of this English philosopher
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
200
This theory holds that the earth is at the center of the universe
What is geocentric?
200
This term refers to the proposed explanation for a phenomenon that one must test in order to prove true
What is hypothesis?
200
One who is accused of believing/preaching ideas that go against the established religion would be considered to be committing an act of this
What is heresy?
200
The idea that human beings are basically cooperative and collaborative and do not require very much government to regulate their behavior corresponds most to the ideas of this English philosopher
Who is John Locke?
300
Prior to the Scientific Revolution, the primary purpose of science was this
What is prove God exists?`
300
This refers to the philosophical approach to truth wherein one starts with a theory and breaks it down into facts in order to prove it
What is deduction?
300
This refers to an official and public denouncement of one’s ideas/beliefs such as those pertaining to scientific discoveries and can be associated with Galileo during the Scientific Revolution
What is abjuration?
300
One of the basic beliefs of the French philosophes was that human society was governed by this
What are natural laws?
400
Which TWO of the the following three scientific thinkers studied in our unit on the Scientific Revolution--Copernicus, Ptolemy, Galileo--actually lived during the Scientific Revolution
Who are Copernicus & Galileo?
400
This refers to the philosophical method by which one makes many observations and then generalizes a rule based on those observations
What is induction?
400
Galileo was accused of heresy for teaching and trying to spread ideas concerning this theory
What is heliocentric?
400
Kings and Queens who held absolute power during the Enlightenment and sought advice and counsel from Enlightenment thinkers, such as the philosophes, are referred to as these
What are enlightened despots?
500
The Scientific Revolution was an important step in the secularization of Europe, meaning that Europe was becoming less of this
What is religious?
500
One of the principles of the Scientific Revolution held that this should be valued more than faith
What is logic?
500
Galileo was ultimately forced by this organization to publicly reject his own ideas because they were considered dangerous
What is the Catholic Church?
500
Enlightenment thinkers studied many subjects aside from philosophy - identify two of these