Philosophy” before “Science” * Science was first used in 1830 by William Whewhell Bacon’s Inductive Method 1. Ancient 2. Medieval 3. Renaissance 4. Modern 5. Contemporary Pythagoras: universe was made up of numbers Lenappus Democritus: The universe was made up of atomos The revolution of science * Historical background * Ancient and Medieval Science in the Western World * Empedocles: He was first formulated the notion that the universe was made up of 4 elements
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PRESOCRATIC PHILOSOPHY Introduction As early Greek civilization grew more complex (c. 500 b.c.e.)‚ mythology and religion began to develop into philosophy (and later into science). As part of this development‚ a new kind of thinker emerged known as a sophos‚ from the Greek word for “wise.” These “wise men‚” and they were almost exclusively men‚ asked increasingly sophisticated questions about all sorts of things‚ especially natural processes and the origins and essence of life. Although mythology
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Skepticism Realism Conceptualism Nominalism Empiricism Rationalism Absolute Idealism Existentialism Phenomenology Hermeneutics Structuralism Deconstruction Critical Theory Pragmatism Behaviorism Functionalism Thales‚ Anaximander‚ Anaximenes‚ Leucippus‚ Democritus‚ Socrates‚ Plato‚ Aristotle‚ Pyrrho‚ Descartes‚ Locke‚ Berkeley‚ Hume‚ Kant‚ What is knowledge? What can be known? Is knowledge possible? How do we attain knowledge? Can we trust our memory? How does language affect what we know? Week 3 Metaphysics
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The History of the Greeks: Hellenic and Hellenistic The Hellenic Age and the Hellenistic Age are the two main periods in Greek history. The Hellenic Age is significantly different from the Hellenistic Age. The Hellenic period saw the rising and falling of the polis while Hellenistic period was plagued by warfare among the remaining dynasties. Despite the differences between the Hellenic and Hellenistic periods‚ the one thing that remained consistent in both periods was the Greeks’ ability to not
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NATURALISM IN EDUCATION Dr V.K.MAHESHWARI ‚ Ph.D Principal D.I.M.S. Meerut‚INDIA Dr SAROJ AGGARWAL‚ Ph.D Sr Lecturer D.I.M.S. Meerut‚INDIA We are born weak‚ we need strength; helpless‚ we need aid; foolish‚ we need reason. All that we lack at birth‚ all that we need when we come to man ’s estate‚ is the gift of education. Jean Jacques Rousseau RUNNING through most of the educational literature today one finds a dominant thread. The importance of this fact is for life as well as for education
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TABLE OF CONTENTS NO | TITLE | PAGE | 01 | Introduction | 3 | 02 | Democritus | 4 | 03 | Plato and Aristotle | 6 | 04 | John Dalton | 7 | 05 | J.J. Tomson | 9 | 06 | Robert Millikan | 11 | 07 | E. Goldstein | 14 | 08 | James Chadwick | 16 | 09 | Ernest Rutherford | 18 | 10 | References | 21 | INTRODUCTION It is quite remarkable to know that the work of scientist hundreds years ago lies at the heart of our understanding of the structure of atom. New Zealand scientist Ernerst
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cities 8. Cynics- philosophical movement that advocated a natural and self sufficient life 9. Stoics- argued that all events are rigidly determined and that therefore no individual is in control of his or her destiny 10. Democritus- Greek thinker that founded materialistic atomism and epicureans basic beliefs 11. Epicureans- taught that the state is a mere convenience that absolute justice is a fiction‚ and no wise man would take an active part in politics. 12. Skepticism-believed that we cannot
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Diogenes of Sinope He believed that virtue was better revealed in action than in theory. He used his simple lifestyle and behaviour to criticise the social values and institutions of what he saw as a corrupt society. He declared himself a cosmopolitan. Diogenes made a virtue of poverty. He begged for a living and slept in a large ceramic jar[4] in the marketplace. He became notorious for his philosophical stunts such as carrying a lamp in the daytime‚ claiming to be looking for an honest man. He
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viewed as ritual purifications. It dictated how people should behave and it also inquired free thought‚ in Athens it brought radical ideas of democracy‚ philosophy‚ mathematics and arts. It boasted philosophers like Plato‚ Socrates‚ Aristotle‚ Epicurus‚ and Democritus. The traditional tragedy in Aeschylus ’ time (circa 475 BC) consisted of the following parts the prologue which described the situation and the set‚ and then there was parados an ode song that the chorus would sing when they made
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CHEMISTRY III : (CHEMISTRY & YOU) 1 PRETEST 1. The science that tackles the study of matter‚ its structure and the changes in composition that matter undergoes is a. Astrology c. Ecology b. Chemistry d. Physics 2. When a chemist performs an experiment‚ the quantity that is being tested is the a. control c. theory b. law d. variable 3. Juan is comparing how many kilos of rice can be contained in a sack. What process is he doing? a. counting c. measurement b. interpolation
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