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Galileo. WHo was he?TRANSCRIPT
Tara Coomaraswamy (29) 307
Firstly, Galileo is described as a cynical opportunist. Tis claim implies tat
Galileo!s intentions in is wor" were purely o# sel#$interest and tat e e%ploited
circumstances to &ain personal ad'anta&e. disa&ree wit tis claim as it is only
partly usti#ied in te sense tat Galileo was able to ma"e #ull use o# any
opportunities tat came is way. *e was able to ma"e use o# is connections to
ma"e is wor" more well$"nown and widespread. For e%ample, e used +arberini!s
position as ope -rban , by usin& teir #riendsip to &ain acceptance #or is boo"
/ 1ialo&ue between Two Great orld ystems4, wic was a success
internationally. itout is connection wit te ope, owe'er, e would not a'e
been able to publis it due to its contro'ersial topics. Tus, Galileo was resource#ul
and astute in turnin& opportunities to te ad'anta&e o# is wor". Galileo was also an
opportunist because e trans#ormed te debate about Copernicanism #rom a teory
about astronomy into a lar&er debate about te role o# natural pilosopy and te
curc in re'ealin& te true nature o# te world. *e was too" ad'anta&e o# tis to
e%press is 'iews tat e tou&t tat tere sould be a more e5ual partnersip wit
te curc and science in #indin& and pro'in& te trut. *ence, e can be considered
an opportunist.
till, Galileo did not act out o# sel#$interest. *is intentions were ne'er #or &lory
or to undermine te autority o# te curc. *is intentions, instead was to build a
more e5ual partnersip between science and te curc in #indin& and pro'in& te
trut about te natural world. *ence, Galileo cannot be described as a cynical
opportunist because altou& e was opportunistic, is intentions were not out o#
sel#$interest.
lso, Galileo is &i'en te label o# a modern ocrates. ocrates was a Gree"
pilosoper wit contro'ersial 'iews, wic were #aced wit muc opposition, and e
was banned and #inally sentenced to deat. *ence, tis claim implies tat li"e
ocrates, Galileo su##ered opposition and persecution as a result o# is 'iews and
opinions. 1urin& te 6t and 67t century, te Catolic reli&ion played a dominant
role in society. Galileo!s belie# and &oal o# tryin& to pro'e te Copernican eliocentric
system treatened to demolis te #oundations o# a pilosopy and science upon
Tara Coomaraswamy (29) 307
already been #aced wit te treat o# te rotestant 8e#ormation, tey were
constantly on &uard a&ainst eresy. Galileo!s teories callen&ed te structures and
establised truts tat were tau&t by te curc. it te stru&&le a&ainst
rotestantism still #larin&, te curc could not ris" te conse5uences o# reappraisal
o# te Catolic world$'iew, wic would #urter undermine teir autority and power.
*ence, Galileo #aced muc opposition #rom te curc. n 633, e was sentenced
by te n5uisition to imprisonment, commuted to ouse arrest, #or 'eement
suspicion o# eresy. *ence, Galileo can be said to a'e been a modern ocrates in
te sense tat li"e ocrates, e #aced opposition and persecution as a result o# is
'iews and opinions.
Galileo was also described as a luc"y en&ineer. Tese claims are mainly
based on weter te circumstances e was in were conduci'e #or is wor". s
Galileo was born into a time o# lar&ely reli&ious dominance, were is #indin&s and
scienti#ic wor" were #aced wit a lot o# opposition, belie'e tat Galileo cannot be
considered luc"y, altou& e was luc"y to a'e been in a position were e was
able to researc and publis is #indin&s, and also in a'in& #riendsips wit people
in te curc, is istorical conte%t o# a time wen science was not readily and
widely accepted.
Galileo is also &i'en te label o# a patient &enius. Te claim implies tat
Galileo!s wor" was 'ery meticulous and was smart in te #indin& and dissemination
o# is wor". #ully a&ree wit tis claim, as Galileo was indeed 'ery meticulous in
#indin& and pro'in& is teories. *e spent a lot o# time obser'in& and recordin& is
#indin&s so as to pro'ide su##icient e'idence #or is wor". nstead o# merely
publisin& is #indin&s, e also wrote letters, wic were publised, in response to
tose wo opposed im. Tese were s"ill#ully written wit is bac"&round in
con'incin& te readers o# is 'iewpoint. Tus, e was patient in #indin& and smart
spreadin& is "nowled&e, ma"in& im a patient &enius.
Finally, Galileo is said to a'e died a coward. resumably, te assumptions
Tara Coomaraswamy (29) 307
recei'e a li&ter sentence o# ouse arrest #or is car&es o# eresy. Tis claim is
immensely ud&mental, as te conse5uences o# Galileo!s re#usal to recant is
teories would a'e been &reat, resultin& in e%communication and torture by te
curc. *ence, Galileo!s decision was instead out o# rationality in understandin& tat
standin& by is teories would not be able to can&e te Curc!s belie#s, not
cowardice. Furtermore, trou& tis decision, e was able to continue is wor"
under ouse arrest.
Bibliography
Firstly, Galileo is described as a cynical opportunist. Tis claim implies tat
Galileo!s intentions in is wor" were purely o# sel#$interest and tat e e%ploited
circumstances to &ain personal ad'anta&e. disa&ree wit tis claim as it is only
partly usti#ied in te sense tat Galileo was able to ma"e #ull use o# any
opportunities tat came is way. *e was able to ma"e use o# is connections to
ma"e is wor" more well$"nown and widespread. For e%ample, e used +arberini!s
position as ope -rban , by usin& teir #riendsip to &ain acceptance #or is boo"
/ 1ialo&ue between Two Great orld ystems4, wic was a success
internationally. itout is connection wit te ope, owe'er, e would not a'e
been able to publis it due to its contro'ersial topics. Tus, Galileo was resource#ul
and astute in turnin& opportunities to te ad'anta&e o# is wor". Galileo was also an
opportunist because e trans#ormed te debate about Copernicanism #rom a teory
about astronomy into a lar&er debate about te role o# natural pilosopy and te
curc in re'ealin& te true nature o# te world. *e was too" ad'anta&e o# tis to
e%press is 'iews tat e tou&t tat tere sould be a more e5ual partnersip wit
te curc and science in #indin& and pro'in& te trut. *ence, e can be considered
an opportunist.
till, Galileo did not act out o# sel#$interest. *is intentions were ne'er #or &lory
or to undermine te autority o# te curc. *is intentions, instead was to build a
more e5ual partnersip between science and te curc in #indin& and pro'in& te
trut about te natural world. *ence, Galileo cannot be described as a cynical
opportunist because altou& e was opportunistic, is intentions were not out o#
sel#$interest.
lso, Galileo is &i'en te label o# a modern ocrates. ocrates was a Gree"
pilosoper wit contro'ersial 'iews, wic were #aced wit muc opposition, and e
was banned and #inally sentenced to deat. *ence, tis claim implies tat li"e
ocrates, Galileo su##ered opposition and persecution as a result o# is 'iews and
opinions. 1urin& te 6t and 67t century, te Catolic reli&ion played a dominant
role in society. Galileo!s belie# and &oal o# tryin& to pro'e te Copernican eliocentric
system treatened to demolis te #oundations o# a pilosopy and science upon
Tara Coomaraswamy (29) 307
already been #aced wit te treat o# te rotestant 8e#ormation, tey were
constantly on &uard a&ainst eresy. Galileo!s teories callen&ed te structures and
establised truts tat were tau&t by te curc. it te stru&&le a&ainst
rotestantism still #larin&, te curc could not ris" te conse5uences o# reappraisal
o# te Catolic world$'iew, wic would #urter undermine teir autority and power.
*ence, Galileo #aced muc opposition #rom te curc. n 633, e was sentenced
by te n5uisition to imprisonment, commuted to ouse arrest, #or 'eement
suspicion o# eresy. *ence, Galileo can be said to a'e been a modern ocrates in
te sense tat li"e ocrates, e #aced opposition and persecution as a result o# is
'iews and opinions.
Galileo was also described as a luc"y en&ineer. Tese claims are mainly
based on weter te circumstances e was in were conduci'e #or is wor". s
Galileo was born into a time o# lar&ely reli&ious dominance, were is #indin&s and
scienti#ic wor" were #aced wit a lot o# opposition, belie'e tat Galileo cannot be
considered luc"y, altou& e was luc"y to a'e been in a position were e was
able to researc and publis is #indin&s, and also in a'in& #riendsips wit people
in te curc, is istorical conte%t o# a time wen science was not readily and
widely accepted.
Galileo is also &i'en te label o# a patient &enius. Te claim implies tat
Galileo!s wor" was 'ery meticulous and was smart in te #indin& and dissemination
o# is wor". #ully a&ree wit tis claim, as Galileo was indeed 'ery meticulous in
#indin& and pro'in& is teories. *e spent a lot o# time obser'in& and recordin& is
#indin&s so as to pro'ide su##icient e'idence #or is wor". nstead o# merely
publisin& is #indin&s, e also wrote letters, wic were publised, in response to
tose wo opposed im. Tese were s"ill#ully written wit is bac"&round in
con'incin& te readers o# is 'iewpoint. Tus, e was patient in #indin& and smart
spreadin& is "nowled&e, ma"in& im a patient &enius.
Finally, Galileo is said to a'e died a coward. resumably, te assumptions
Tara Coomaraswamy (29) 307
recei'e a li&ter sentence o# ouse arrest #or is car&es o# eresy. Tis claim is
immensely ud&mental, as te conse5uences o# Galileo!s re#usal to recant is
teories would a'e been &reat, resultin& in e%communication and torture by te
curc. *ence, Galileo!s decision was instead out o# rationality in understandin& tat
standin& by is teories would not be able to can&e te Curc!s belie#s, not
cowardice. Furtermore, trou& tis decision, e was able to continue is wor"
under ouse arrest.
Bibliography