Important+Philosophical+Movements

=Important Philosophical Movements= = =

**Protestant Reformation**
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 * [|Martin Luther] begin the reformation with his 95 theses about indulgences in 1517
 * When this reformation ended Lutheran, Anabaptist, Anglican, and Calvanist traditions emerged
 * The church was using their scriptures to convince the people that in order to be granted the wish of going to heavan, they must pay the church and listen to them
 * The Protestant Reformation allowed for many different believes to be spread
 * [|John Calvin] had the same motive as Martin Luther, but had different ideas on how to achieve salvation
 * Protestants believed that you received salvation by "faith alone" not by indulgences or infused righteousness
 * Puritans also emerged from the Protestant Reformation. They wished to "purify" the current church
 * The reformation was meant to change the ways the church was run, but in the end it just split one large group into 4 smaller groups
 * Indulgences had sparked Martin Luther's ideas, which had also sparked the reformation
 * The constant change in religious doctrine had allowed for the church to keep high revenue and to keep the people in their control
 * For extended information go [|here]

http://www.covenanter.org/Luther/luther.jpg

Enlightenment
Click [|here] for an interactive timeline of the Enlightenment. http://tig.mu.nu/archives/bulb.gif
 * The age of Enlightenment brought "reason" to the common people
 * With this new age, it allowed for common people to think on their own
 * Before the Enlightenment, people were jailed or executed for coming up with theories that inflicted with the doctrine of the church
 * The Enlightenment allowed for more new scientific discoveries to be made, such as Copernicus' view of the universe
 * The middle class grew much stronger after this age, since people became more interesting and more inspired by the works of many other scientists and scholars
 * Before this event, many scholars and scientists attempted to publish their ideas, but the church would forbid it and they would be punished according
 * The reformation had allowed the people to choose their religion and practice it in a semi-freely manner, but they were still controlled by their government and didn't have much free will
 * For extended information go [|here]

Scientific Revolution

 * Copernicus had begun this revolution in 1543, by publishing his works about the universe
 * This revolution changed everyone's view of the universe, anatomy, and physics
 * The church's doctrine had it's own explainations for certain events, but science had begun to prove those events and the church began to prosecute the scientists
 * The revolution began with Copernicus and ended around Newton's time
 * This revolution introduced many of the modern ideas into Europe
 * When Copernicus had first published his works, it might of inspired other scientists to begin publishing their works and opposing the church
 * For extended information go [|here]

http://galileo.rice.edu/images/things/ptolematic_universe.gif

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