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| 13265752 | Geocentric | Theory that the earth is the center of the universe. | 0 | |
| 13265753 | Heliocentric | Theory that the sun is the center of the universe. | 1 | |
| 13265754 | Scientific Method | A method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses | 2 | |
| 13265755 | Epicycles | [Ptolemaic] concentric spheres within spheres; "theory" developed to explain why the observations wouldnt match with the mathematical equations for the geocentric theory | 3 | |
| 13265756 | Empiricism | The view that (a) knowledge comes from experience via the senses, and (b) science flourishes through observation and experiment. | 4 | |
| 13265757 | Copernican Theory | [Heliocentric Idea] The earth is just another planet that orbits around the sun. | 5 | |
| 13265758 | Aristotelian World View | Aristotle's world view | 6 | |
| 13265759 | Rationalism | The idea that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience | 7 | |
| 13265760 | Deductive Reasoning | reasoning from the general to the particular EX: [1] all men are mortal [2] Socrates is a man [3] Socrates is mortal | 8 | |
| 13265761 | Inductive Reasoning | reasoning from detailed facts to general principles EX: [1] this ice is cold. [2] all ice is cold. | 9 | |
| 13265762 | The English Royal Society | Published scientific papers and sponsored scientific meetings. | 10 | |
| 13265763 | Cartesian Dualism | Two types of thinking: thinking substance and extended substance; idea in Discourse on Method by Rene Descartes | 11 | |
| 13265764 | Salon | Informal social gatherings at which writers, artists, philosophes, and others exchanged ideas | 12 | |
| 13265765 | "Dare to Know" | the motto the enlightenment [Immanuel Kent] | 13 | |
| 13265766 | Tabula Rasa | A young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke) | 14 | |
| 13265767 | Ecrasez I'infame! | [Voltaire] "Crush the Infamy" refers to the abuses of royalty and clergy. | 15 | |
| 13265768 | Encyclopedia | The Rational Dictionary of the Sciences, the Arts, and the Crafts - The ultimate strength of the French philosophes their greatest achievement was this group effort. It was edited by Denis Diderot. The Encyclopedia showed that human beings could use the process of reasoning to expand human knowledge. (p.609) | 16 | |
| 13265769 | Deism | The belief that God has created the universe and set it in motion to operate like clockwork. God is literally in the wings watching the show go on as humans forge their own destiny. | 17 | |
| 13265770 | Enlightened Absolutism | European rulers who embraced many of the philosophes' reforms, monarchical government dedicated to rational strengthening of central absolutist administration at cost of lesser political power centers | 18 |
