2

Intellectual
Revolutions
chapter
LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Discuss the paradigm shifts through
history;
 Explain how the Intellectual Revolution
changed the way how humans see the
world; and
 Describe the technological advancements
that happened in the information age.
 Copernican Revolution
 Darwinian Revolution
 Freudian Revolution
what is an
‘intellectual revolution’?
 A way of thinking that breaks a
limit/assumption that has long
been believed by many
 Leads to new radical knowledge
than previously thought off
Copernican
Revolution
What was the problem?

 Ptolemy proposed the

Geocentric Model
 The earth being the center of the
universe
 Lasted for about 2000 years
Nicolaus Copernicus

 Proposed the
Heliocentric Model
 The Sun being the
center of the universe
 Had its origin in the
works of Aristarchus
(Greek philosopher)
Heliocentric Geocentric
Model Model
Darwinian
Revolution
What was the problem?

 Wanted to understand the

similarities of spatially
separated animals
 Wanted to know the beginning
of creation
Charles Darwin

 Proposed a mechanism
of evolution:
 Natural Selection
Freudian
Revolution
What was the problem?
 Psychology was classified as a
philosophy
 Wanted to understand the
reasons behind a person’s
behavior
Sigmund Freud
 Psychoanalysis
 Id, Ego and Superego
Report No. 2: Name and discuss
other scientific revolutions that
happened in the following places:

1. Meso-America
2. Asia
3. Middle East
4. Africa