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Nicolaus Copernicus: The Loss of Centrality
In Copernicus, Darwin, & Freud: revolutions in the history and philosophy of science. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 3–92 (2008)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Ptolemy and Copernicus A Clash of Two Worldviews The Heliocentric Worldview Copernicus was not a Scientific Revolutionary The Transition to Newton Some Philosophical Lessons Copernicus and Scientific Revolutions The Anthropic Principle: A Reversal of the Copernican Turn? Reading List Essay Questions.
Nicolaus Copernicus ‐ the loss of centrality Brecht's play two worldviews colliding ‐ transition from geocentrism to heliocentrism Aristotle's cosmology ‐ construction of a two‐sphere universe Aristotle's physical cosmology and his theory of motion ‐ forming a logical link Copernicus, Darwin, and Freud ‐ revolutions in the History and Philosophy of Science impetus theory of motion in fourteenth century – as alternative to Aristotelian theory of motion Heliocentric Worldview ‐ explanation of the seasons Copernicus was not a Scientific Revolutionary ‐ The Copernican method Newtonian synthesis The Anthropic Principle ‐ A Reversal of the Copernican Turn?
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