Lecture 20 The Scientific Revolution讲座20科学革命.pptxVIP

Lecture 20: The Scientific Revolution What are the historical origins of the Scientific Revolution? How does scientific and technological innovation alter the course of human existence? Introduction: Essential Understandings “Scientific Revolution” coined in the 18th century (overly positivistic?) As much a revolution in ways of “thinking about” and “doing” science as the actual scientific advancements LONG time frame and geographic scope Social, economic, political, cultural changes as well Scientific and technological innovations of the 17th , 18th , and 19th centuries dramatically altered