Philosophical Views of the Universe PDF

- All reality and objects of the universe are made of atoms and an infinite void, LESSON 1: PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS OF THE...

- All reality and objects of the universe are made of atoms and an infinite void, LESSON 1: PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS OF THE in which they form different THEORIES OF THE UNIVERSE combinations and shapes. Cosmos - another word for universe E. ARISTOTELIAN UNIVERSE Cosmology - the study of the origin, evolution - A geocentric universe in which the and fate of the universe’ fixed spherical Earth is at the centre, Oscillating - move/swing back and forth at a surrounded by concentric celestial regular speed spheres of planet and stars. Primordial - existing at/from the beginning of time; primeval. Stoic - a person who can endure pain/hardship without showing their feelings or complaining. Vortex - for Descartes, is a large circling band of material particle Rogue Star - an intergalactic star, a star that escaped the gravitational pull of its home/galaxy and is moving independently towards the intergalactic void. - The universe exists unchanged and THEORIES static throughout eternity. - Established the elements of fire, air, A. BIBLICAL BASES: God created the universe. earth, and water, acted on by 2 forces. ➔ Gravity - the tendency of B. BRAHMANDA (Cosmic egg) Universe earth and water to sink - The Hindu Rigveda (written in India ➔ Levity - the tendency of air 15th-12th century B.C.) and fire to rise - Describes a cyclical or oscillating - Aether: the void that fills the universe universe. above the terrestrial sphere. - The universe expands out of a single concentrated point called a Bindu F. STOIC UNIVERSE before subsequently collapsing again. - An island universe, where a finite - The universe cycles infinitely between cosmos is surrounded by an infinite expansion and total collapse. void. - The universe is a Giant living body, the C. ANAXOGORIAN UNIVERSE Stars and the Sun as its leading part. - The original state of the cosmos was a All parts are interconnected. What primordial mixture of all its ingredients happens in one place affects what which existed in infinitesimally small happens elsewhere fragments of themselves. - The mixture was not entirely uniform, G. HELIOCENTRIC UNIVERSE and at some point was set in motion by - The sun is the center of the universe. that action of “nous” (mind). - The earth rotates daily on its axis and - The whirling motion shifted and revolves annually around the sun in a separated out the ingredients, circular orbit along with a sphere of producing the cosmos of separate fixed stars. material objects, all with different properties. D. ATOMIST UNIVERSE - Founded by Greek philosophers Leucippus and Democritus - The universe was composed of very small, invisible and indestructible building blocks (atoms). Notes By: Jeannerr