Makrokosmos I
We will take a look at this part of macrocosm that does not exist in actual space and which is meaningful only through associations with human mind, e.g. heaven and hell. We will mainly focus on the modern British thought of the initial period of contemporary research (1650-1750). Modern thought dra...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Estonian |
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Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum
2004-01-01
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| Series: | Mäetagused |
| Online Access: | http://www.folklore.ee/tagused/nr25/kosmos.pdf |
| Summary: | We will take a look at this part of macrocosm that does not exist in actual space and which is meaningful only through associations with human mind, e.g. heaven and hell. We will mainly focus on the modern British thought of the initial period of contemporary research (1650-1750). Modern thought draws its ideas largely from the Middle Ages, which in a sense is even more important than scientific thought that is only beginning to emerge. At that time, the macrocosmic and theologian discussions were often based on exact scientific methods. People believed that human mind is capable of explaining the essential nature of things, much like Kepler was able to calculate the position of planets. |
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| ISSN: | 1406-992X 1406-9938 |