Intellectual Revolution that
Defined Society
By: Jesza Mei F. Ganiron
“If I have seen further than
others, it is by standing on the
shoulders of giants.”
--Sir Isaac Newton
Scientific Revolution
• emergence of modern science during the
early modern period, when developments in
mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology
and chemistry transformed societal views
about nature.
• began in Europe toward the end of the
Renaissance period, and continued through Image source:
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the late 18th century, influencing the 82c398514e129ce659e5.jpg
intellectual social movement known as the
Period of Enlightenment.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-worldhistory/chapter/the-scientific-revolution/
Variables that influence the development of Science Ideas,
Science Discoveries, and Technology:
Creativity SCIENTISTS SCIENCE IDEAS
Passion to SCIENCE.
Curiosity Know DISCOVERIES
Critical Passion to
Discover
TECHNOLOGY
Thinking
Paradigm shift
an important change that happens when the usual
way of thinking about or doing something is
replaced by a new and different way.
Image source:
https://hekint.org/2017/01/22/objections-to-
by Thomas Kuhn kuhns-theory-of-scientific-progression/
The duck-rabbit ambiguous image, which Thomas Kuhn famously used as a gestalt
demonstration in his scientific philosophy of paradigm shifts, where existing
premises are seen in a previously unseen way during a “revolution”.
https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2016/07/18/486487713/what-is-a-paradigm-shift-anyway
https://hekint.org/2017/01/22/objections-to-kuhns-theory-of-scientific-progression/
COPERNICAN REVOLUTION
Nicolaus Copernicus
• “sun as the center of the universe.”
• 1543- his book “De revolutionibus orbium
coelestium” (On the Revolution of the Heavenly
Spheres) is often cited as the start of scientific
revolution
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Copernican-Revolution
DARWINIAN REVOLUTION
Charles Darwin
• Theory of Evolution
• “all species of organisms arise and develop through the natural
selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual's
ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.”
• Published his book “On the Origin of Species” in 1859
2 main points:
Evolution
Natural Selection
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Copernican-Revolution
https://www.google.com/search?
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FREUDIAN REVOLUTION
Sigmund Freud
• psychoanalytic theory
Image source: https://opentextbc.ca/psychologyopenstax/chapter/freud-and-
the-psychodynamic-perspective/
Image Source: https://pmhealthnp.com/pmhnp-topics/sigmund-freud-
psychoanalytic-theory/
https://opentextbc.ca/psychologyopenstax/chapter/freud-and-the-psychodynamic-perspective/
https://www.verywellmind.com/the-id-ego-and-superego-2795951
Defense Mechanisms
When we use defense
mechanisms, we are unaware
that we are using them. Further,
they operate in various ways that
distort reality. According to
Freud, we all use ego defense
mechanisms.
“Defense mechanisms are
unconscious protective behaviors
that work to reduce anxiety.”
https://opentextbc.ca/psychologyopenstax/chapter/freud-and-the-psychodynamic-perspective/
Cradles of Early Science
Mesoamerica
Asia
Middle East
Africa
DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE IN MESOAMERICA
MAYA CIVILIZATION
The Maya civilization developed in an area that
encompasses southeastern Mexico, all
of Guatemala and Belize, and the western portions
of Honduras and El Salvador.
Known for:
tumpline or mecapal Mayan Art
rubber Mayan Medicine
chocolate
https://interestingengineering.com/9-incredible-mayan-inventions-and-achievements-and-one-they-surprisingly-missed
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/08/tumplines/537306/
Image source: http://blackorchidresort.blogspot.com/2012/12/mayan-calendar-
and-anniversary-of.html
INCA CIVILIZATION
Flourished in ancient Peru and their empire
eventually extended across western South
America from Quito in the north to Santiago in Image source: https://www.viator.com/en-PH/tours/Cusco/4-
Day-Cusco-and-Machu-Picchu-Small-Group-Tour/d937-
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the south.
Known for:
Roads paved with stones First suspension bridge
Stone buildings Quipu
Irrigation system Inca textiles
Calendar with 12 months Mita system
https://www.worldhistory.org/Inca_Civilization/
https://www.fcusd.org/cms/lib/CA01001934/Centricity/Domain/1168/inca%20achievements%20placards.pdf
AZTEC CIVILIZATION
The legendary origin of the Aztec people has them
migrating from a homeland called Aztlan to what
would become modern-day Mexico . Image source: https://ezgrogarden.com/history-of-
hydroponics-2/aztec-chinampas-of-central-america/
Known for:
Mandatory Education Aztec calendar
Antispasmodic medication Canoe
Chinampa
Image soure:
https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/images-
5/593_15_2.jpg
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/aztec-civilization/
DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE IN ASIA
India
Manufacturing irons and metallurgical works Mohenjodaro ruler
Medicine: Aryabhata
Ayurveda Brahmagupta
Sushruta Samhita Madhava of Sangamagrama
Siddhata Shiromani
https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/saint-paul-university-philippines/bsnursing/cradles-of-early-science/7779065
China
• Traditional medicine
• Technology: compass, papermaking,
gunpowder, printing tools, iron
plough, wheelbarrow, propeller, 1 st
seismological detector, dry dock
facility
•Astronomy: significant records on supernovas, lunar and solar eclipses, and
comets-weather changes and seasons that may affect their daily activities, lunar
calendars , seismology
https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/saint-paul-university-philippines/bsnursing/cradles-of-early-science/7779065
DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE IN MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES
Ibn al-Haytham
Muhammad ibn Musa al Khwarizmi
Jabir ibn Hayyan
Ibn Sina
Book of Healing
The Canon of Medicine
https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/saint-paul-university-philippines/bsnursing/cradles-of-early-science/7779065
DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE IN AFRICA
Geometry
Alchemy
Anatomy and pharmacology
Astronomy
Metallurgy
The Lebombo Bone Image source: https://afrolegends.com/2019/05/17/the-lebombo-bone-the-oldest-
mathematical-artifact-in-the-world/
https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/saint-paul-university-philippines/bsnursing/cradles-of-early-science/7779065
INFORMATION REVOLUTION
• Alan Turing’s machine introduced the idea that thinking and being
conscious could be attributed to nonhuman entities
• The information revolution started from the Sumerian pictographs, then
the invention of Gutenberg’s printing press, and the use of typewriter and
telegraph.
• Today, computers, laptops, and smartphones are used widely and became
even easier with the help of the internet.