1.3 Science from Aristotle to Galileo

Part 1.1. Outlines the General Philosophy course, the various topics that will be discussed, and also, more importantly, the philosophical method that this course introduces to students. 

Part 1.2. Gives a very brief history of philosophy from the 'birth of philosophy' in Ancient Greece through the rise of Christianity in Europe in the Middle Ages through to the Renaissance, the Reformation and the birth of the Modern Period. 

Part 1.4. Outlines Galileo's revolutionary theories of astronomy and mechanical science and introduces Descartes' (the father of modern philosophy) ideas of philosophical scepticism. 

Galileo famously insisted in the early 17th Century that the Earth goes round the Sun and not vice versa – an idea that got him into deep trouble with the Catholic Church. In 1633 Galileo was put on trial for heresy by the Inquisition, and was threatened with imprisonment, or wor ... Show More

Galileo Galilei is known as the father of modern science and the man whose work proved that the Earth orbits the sun. His scientific discoveries were in opposition of what the Catholic Church taught. But did you know that while he was a math professor at the University of Pisa, G ... Show More

Gracias al invento del telescopio, Galileo Galilei hizo en 1610 una serie de observaciones astronómicas que cambiaron la concepción del universo y pusieron en cuestión los dogmas de la Iglesia católica. 

On entend souvent dire que Galilée, né à Pise en 1564, a découvert que la Terre tournait autour du Soleil. En fait, il fut un fervent défenseur de cette thèse, appelée "héliocentrisme", au point d'avoir subi les foudres de l'Église catholique, qui lui a intenté un célèbre procès. ... Show More

Galileo's bumbling attempts at determining the area of the cycloid suggests a radical new interpretation of his scientific opus. Archimedes's work on floating bodies is an example of excellent Greek science that has not been sufficiently appreciated. Transcript Galileo is the mos ... Show More

In questo episodio parliamo di Galileo Galilei, delle sue scoperte e soprattutto del suo contributo alla scienza moderna.  Temi:  Galileo Galilei: il primo divulgatore scientifico Il cannocchiale e le sue scoperte Lingua italiana e Galileo Scienza e cultura:  il sapere aperto a t ... Show More

On this episode of the podcast, we continue learning about Aristotle, a man who created the first system of biological classification, the first system of logic, and the first formal scientific method. We find out why Aristotle was anti-women and pro-slavery, and learn how Plato ... Show More

What was Galileo’s great innovation in science? To give practical experience more authority than philosophical systems? To insist on mechanical as opposed to teleological or supernatural explanations of natural phenomena? To take mathematical physics as our best window into the f ... Show More

When Nicolaus Copernicus was born in 1473, scholars believed that the earth stood still, and the sun circled around it. Copernicus devoted his life to understanding the structure of our solar system, and found mathematical proof that the earth, in fact, orbits around the sun. Alt ... Show More