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born 1564.
Galileo Galilei
- Father of Modern Physics
Observational Empiricism
Lived from 1564 to 1642, aged 77.
Galileo, the Father of Modern Physics, showed that careful observation and math could overturn ancient certainty.
Post Medieval
Story
“Natural selection acts solely by the preservation and accumulation of small inherited modifications, each profitable to the preserved being.”
- Charles Darwin
- 1859
Evolution
Survival belongs to organisms that respond effectively to change as environments shift over time.
Post Medieval
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What is the history of existentialism?
The History of Existentialism in 4 Minutes!
Existentialism was born in post medieval Europe, but it’s focus on the self and your own thoughts echos Daoism and Buddhism in the East and Stoicism and Epicureanism in the West.
Post Medieval
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Why was Galileo’s 1610 book so important?
Galileo
In 1610, Galileo Galilei used observation to challenge belief, showing that reality, not tradition, must guide understanding. His telescope turned the heavens from imagined perfection into measurable truth.
Post Medieval
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