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Science as Philosophy

60 min

The Scientific Revolution

72 min

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Scientific Thinkers

63 min

Origins of the "Scientist"

59 min

Scientific Reasoning

62 min

Progress in Science

55 min

Philosophy in Science

54 min

Unanswered Questions

66 min

The Philosophy of Science

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20261h 3m

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Scientific Thinkers

Season 1 · Episode 3 · Apr 30, 2026

In lecture three, we study the scientific revolution through six figures: Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, Bacon, and Newton. We challenge the narrative that science progressed by breaking from religion, showing how these thinkers were motivated by theological beliefs. We examine their discoveries—heliocentrism, laws of motion, universal gravitation—and how they transformed natural philosophy. Dr. Orr demonstrates that these revolutionary thinkers viewed their work as natural philosophy aimed at understanding God's creation, suggesting the scientific revolution was a continuous evolution within a Christian intellectual universe rather than a radical rupture from it.

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The Philosophy of Science

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Scientific Thinkers

Season 1 · Episode 3 · Apr 30, 2026

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