Nature of Science: Scientific Method Generally Who?s Francis Bacon (1560-1629) Rene Descartes (1596-1650) They shared.., Scholastic disdain Hated those who spent so much time finding answers to questions, which don?t matter Should focus on answershelpful Skepticism Skeptic of scholastic system Good/healthy skepticism ?raised in skeptical thought system? Rene Descartes Idea: ?modern? philosophy ?Natural philosopher? studying science using capacity of reason better understand natural world Defeated skepticism Society can?t move forward while being so skeptic Desecrate defeat skeptics with more skepticism? Hyperbolic doubt: Exaggerating, beat skeptics, doubt EVERYTHING If can find things that can?t be broken Certain knowledge breaks?what is it about it that makes it true?