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Essay Exam #1
1. List and analyze the difference between the new scientific views of the world and traditional medieval views. How did standards for ascertaining the “truth” differ between these two perspectives?
Medieval techniques for ascertaining truth differed greatly from scientific views, mostly in part to what was taught in the Middle Ages by the church. Medieval traditional views put more faith in made up truths to fit their own religious dogmas or referring to long trusted authorities. Widely held by the populace in medieval times their views did come from some scientific origin in the form of a philosopher named Aristotle. Aristotle’s works merged with Christian views helped formed what we know today as medieval traditional views. During the 15th and 16th centuries however new views started to undermine this way of thinking. Neoplatonism based on the ideas of Plato combined with Hermetic doctrine provided especially powerful alternatives to Aristotelian thought. Or (helped form a bridge to the scientific revolution).
Some of the key subjects taught in early medieval school universities were natural philosophy, or natural science as it was sometimes called. Contrary to the view of the Middle Ages being something dark of a dark age for science, dominated by the rule of faith rather than light of reasons. The Church received much of the burn for the alleged lack in medieval intellectual life. During the middle ages, the education infrastructure of Europe was overseen if not managed by the church. That role, which meant acting as both the supporter of academic freedom and the protector of its boundaries, tended to be carried out with a light touch and by ensuring the right people were placed in the key positions. Combined with their status as self-governing corporations of scholars, this gave the universities independence from local influence and the freedom to speculate.
From the time the works of Aristotle entered western Europe in the late twelfth
1. List and analyze the difference between the new scientific views of the world and traditional medieval views. How did standards for ascertaining the “truth” differ between these two perspectives?
Medieval techniques for ascertaining truth differed greatly from scientific views, mostly in part to what was taught in the Middle Ages by the church. Medieval traditional views put more faith in made up truths to fit their own religious dogmas or referring to long trusted authorities. Widely held by the populace in medieval times their views did come from some scientific origin in the form of a philosopher named Aristotle. Aristotle’s works merged with Christian views helped formed what we know today as medieval traditional views. During the 15th and 16th centuries however new views started to undermine this way of thinking. Neoplatonism based on the ideas of Plato combined with Hermetic doctrine provided especially powerful alternatives to Aristotelian thought. Or (helped form a bridge to the scientific revolution).
Some of the key subjects taught in early medieval school universities were natural philosophy, or natural science as it was sometimes called. Contrary to the view of the Middle Ages being something dark of a dark age for science, dominated by the rule of faith rather than light of reasons. The Church received much of the burn for the alleged lack in medieval intellectual life. During the middle ages, the education infrastructure of Europe was overseen if not managed by the church. That role, which meant acting as both the supporter of academic freedom and the protector of its boundaries, tended to be carried out with a light touch and by ensuring the right people were placed in the key positions. Combined with their status as self-governing corporations of scholars, this gave the universities independence from local influence and the freedom to speculate.
From the time the works of Aristotle entered western Europe in the late twelfth