Question 1

Talk about:
-René Descartes

Accepted Answer

René Descartes was a French philosopher,

Question 2

Talk about:
-Philosophical Transactions

Accepted Answer

Philosophical Transactions is a scientif

Question 3

Talk about:
-Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems

Accepted Answer

Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems

Question 4

Talk about:
-Cartesian dualism

Accepted Answer

Cartesian dualism is a philosophical con

Question 5

Talk about:
-Pensées

Accepted Answer

"Pensées" is a collection of fragments o

Question 6

The scientific societies of early modern Europe established the first

Accepted Answer

A)  fund-raising events for medical research. 
B)  regularly published scientific journals. 
C)  code of ethics for experimentation on humans and animals. 
D)  college departments for scientific study. 
E)  international European institutions for the study of all branches of science and mathematics. 
A)  fund-raising events for medical research. 
B)  regularly published scientific journals. 
C)  code of ethics for experimentation on humans and animals. 
D)  college departments for scientific study. 
E)  international European institutions for the study of all branches of science and mathematics.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT true of the ideas of Copernicus?

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A)  they raised serious questions about Aristotle's astronomy and physics. 
B)  they revealed Copernicus to be basically conservative. 
C)  they seemed to create uncertainty about the role of humans in the universe. 
D)  they resulted in a system much less complicated than that of Ptolemy. 
E)  they cast into doubt God's location in the universe. 
A)  they raised serious questions about Aristotle's astronomy and physics. 
B)  they revealed Copernicus to be basically conservative. 
C)  they seemed to create uncertainty about the role of humans in the universe. 
D)  they resulted in a system much less complicated than that of Ptolemy. 
E)  they cast into doubt God's location in the universe.

Question 8

Talk about:
-On the Motion of the Heart and Blood

Accepted Answer

"On the Motion of the Heart and Blood" i

Question 9

Talk about:
-epicycles

Accepted Answer

Epicycles were a key concept in ancient

Question 10

Renaissance humanists' mastery of Greek made new works of which of the following available?

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A)  Archimedes. 
B)  Galen. 
C)  Ptolemy. 
D)  Plato. 
E)  All of these are correct. 
A)  Archimedes. 
B)  Galen. 
C)  Ptolemy. 
D)  Plato. 
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 11

Newton's major work was

Accepted Answer

A)  Novum Organum . 
B)  Principia . 
C)  On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres . 
D)  Rules of Reasoning in Philosophy . 
E)  Utopia . 
A)  Novum Organum . 
B)  Principia . 
C)  On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres . 
D)  Rules of Reasoning in Philosophy . 
E)  Utopia .

Question 12

Talk about:
-English Royal Society

Accepted Answer

The English Royal Society, also known as

Question 13

Talk about:
-On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

Accepted Answer

On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spher

Question 14

Talk about:
-William Harvey

Accepted Answer

William Harvey was an English physician

Question 15

Talk about:
-Galileo Galilei

Accepted Answer

Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronome

Question 16

The Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century

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A)  was stimulated by a revived interest in ancient authorities, whose works were unknown in the medieval period. 
B)  directly resulted from reaction and revolt against the social and historical conditions of the Middle Ages. 
C)  was largely due to a monastic revolution in education. 
D)  although an innovative phase in western thinking, was based upon the intellectual and scientific accomplishments of previous centuries. 
E)  represented a complete break with the past. 
A)  was stimulated by a revived interest in ancient authorities, whose works were unknown in the medieval period. 
B)  directly resulted from reaction and revolt against the social and historical conditions of the Middle Ages. 
C)  was largely due to a monastic revolution in education. 
D)  although an innovative phase in western thinking, was based upon the intellectual and scientific accomplishments of previous centuries. 
E)  represented a complete break with the past.

Question 17

To what extent did the Scientific Revolution represent a revolutionary break with the past, and to what extent was it a continuation of old modes of thinking, knowledge, and perspectives?

Accepted Answer

The Scientific Revolution represented a

Question 18

Talk about:
-empiricism

Accepted Answer

Empiricism is a philosophical doctrine t

Question 19

Talk about:
-"I think therefore I am"

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-"I think therefore I am"...

Question 20

Newton's world-machine

Accepted Answer

A)  refers to Newton's assertion that alchemical techniques could turn the world into a machine that generated abundant supplies of gold. 
B)  had little impact on the Western worldview until the twentieth century. 
C)  suggested that the secrets of the natural world could not be revealed by human investigations. 
D)  created a new cosmology in which the world was seen largely in mechanistic terms. 
E)  indicated a rejection of the work of his predecessors. 
A)  refers to Newton's assertion that alchemical techniques could turn the world into a machine that generated abundant supplies of gold. 
B)  had little impact on the Western worldview until the twentieth century. 
C)  suggested that the secrets of the natural world could not be revealed by human investigations. 
D)  created a new cosmology in which the world was seen largely in mechanistic terms. 
E)  indicated a rejection of the work of his predecessors.

Talk about: -René Descartes

Talk about: -Philosophical Transactions

Talk about: -Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems

Talk about: -Cartesian dualism

Talk about: -Pensées

The scientific societies of early modern Europe established the first

Which of the following is NOT true of the ideas of Copernicus?

Talk about: -On the Motion of the Heart and Blood

Talk about: -epicycles

Renaissance humanists' mastery of Greek made new works of which of the following available?

Newton's major work was

Talk about: -English Royal Society

Talk about: -On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

Talk about: -William Harvey

Talk about: -Galileo Galilei

The Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century

To what extent did the Scientific Revolution represent a revolutionary break with the past, and to what extent was it a continuation of old modes of thinking, knowledge, and perspectives?

Talk about: -empiricism

Talk about: -"I think therefore I am"

Newton's world-machine

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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Exam 4: Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

Talk about: -René Descartes

Talk about: -Philosophical Transactions

Talk about: -Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems

Talk about: -Cartesian dualism

Talk about: -Pensées

The scientific societies of early modern Europe established the first

Which of the following is NOT true of the ideas of Copernicus?

Talk about: -On the Motion of the Heart and Blood

Talk about: -epicycles

Renaissance humanists' mastery of Greek made new works of which of the following available?

Newton's major work was

Talk about: -English Royal Society

Talk about: -On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

Talk about: -William Harvey

Talk about: -Galileo Galilei

The Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century

To what extent did the Scientific Revolution represent a revolutionary break with the past, and to what extent was it a continuation of old modes of thinking, knowledge, and perspectives?

Talk about: -empiricism

Talk about: -"I think therefore I am"

Newton's world-machine

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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