HPS100 Lecture 07: Aristotelian-Medieval Worldview
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What are the key characteristics of the Aristotelian-Medieval science? 00:30 Why bother studying the worldviews of the past? 04:44 The key elements of the Aristotelian-Medieval mosaic 05:27 Aristotelian Physics 12:50 Humorist Physiology and Medicine 18:25 Cosmology 22:01 Astrology 27:58 Astrology for Physicians 36:49 Aristotelian-Medieval Method ____ 38:16 No Experiments ____ 44:43 Mathematics: Limited Application 49:15 Summary You can access all the slideshows here https://1drv.ms/f/s!Ah0oClIIIQL82HACQ_nHOzNdmUF6 Enroll in HPS100 Introductory History and Philosophy of Science at https://acorn.utoronto.ca/ My name is Hakob Barseghyan. I teach history and philosophy of science at the IHPST, University of Toronto. It is my goal to help my students appreciate how fascinating both the history and philosophy of science are. HPS100 is my introductory course on history and philosophy of science; it is offered online in both Fall and Winter terms. The course is funded by University of Toronto, Online Learning Strategies (http://onlinelearning.utoronto.ca/) and the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (http://www.hps.utoronto.ca/) Watch in HD 1080 for the best quality.
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Impetus theory is an important (though somewhat mismatched) piece of puzzle missing from this overview. Impetus theory was a more or less accepted internal criticism within the Aristotelian tradition of Aristotle's explanation of projectile motion as being externally propelled (i.e. by the surrounding air). Starting with John Philoponus in the 6th century AD, an alternative theory began to develop with the idea that projectiles were imparted some kind of internal kinetic force from their mover which kept them in motion against "gravity" (or as they would have put it at the time, against their natural motion or natural place). Philoponus' view lingered on in the Arabic philosophical tradition where it had both proponents and opponents and it was subsequently taken up by the scholastics in Medieval Europe where it was further developed by the likes of Jean Buridan. The importance of mentioning the impetus theory is because this was not merely an alternative point of view by a handful of individuals but rather it led in straight succession to the development of the Newtonian concept of inertia.
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9:37 Isn't the yellow one the symbol of air and the red one the symbol of fire?
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