HPS100 Lecture 08: Cartesian Worldview

What are the key characteristics of the Cartesian science? 00:30 Habitual neglect of the Cartesian science 02:02 The key elements of the Cartesian mosaic 02:47 Cartesian Metaphysics ____ 13:41 Mechanicism ____ 17:50 Action by Contact ____ 22:29 Dualism 21:09 Cartesian Physiology 29:36 Cartesian Physics and Cosmology ____ 31:33 Descartes's 1st Law ____ 32:07 Descartes's 2nd Law ____ 33:08 Plenism ____ 36:54 Cartesian Gravity ____ 43:26 Cartesian Magnetism 46:34 Cartesian Method ____ 46:54 Experiments ____ 50:23 Intuition vs. Hypotheses ____ 52:01 Mathematics: Universal Application 55:11 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.