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Jan 28, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
A mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe -
DeCartes
"I think therfore I am" Promoted a new line of thinking. He represents rationalism. -
Issac Newton
Three Laws of motion. These represent a new line of thinking that is more scientific and is explained through calculation and science -
Immanuel Kant
Kant took himself to have effected a Copernican revolution in philosophy, akin to Copernicus' reversal of the age-old belief that the sun revolved around the earth. Kant brought critical thought and crique to the world isntead of going with what society believed to be true. -
Rousseau
another line of thinking that became humanism, an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems. -
Karl Marx
He published (with Friedrich Engels) Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei (1848), commonly known as The Communist Manifesto, the most celebrated pamphlet in the history of the socialist movement. These writings and others by Marx and Engels form the basis of the body of thought and belief known as Marxism. -
Jürgen Habermas
A highly influential social and political thinker, Habermas was generally identified with the critical social theory.Critical theory, Marxist inspired movement in social and political philosophy originally associated with the work of the Frankfurt school. primary goal of philosophy is to understand and to help overcome the social structures through which people are dominated and oppressed. -
Derrick Bell
Was the first tenured African-American Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and is largely credited as one of the originators of critical race theory.Critical race theory (CRT) is a theoretical framework in the social sciences focused upon the application of critical theory. a critical examination of society and culture, to the intersection of race, law, and power. -
Carol Gilligan
Psychological Theory and Women's Development is a book on gender studies. In the book, Gilligan criticized Kohlberg's stages of moral development of children. Kohlberg had argued that girls on average reached a lower level of moral development than boys did. -
Einstien
E=Mc^2 He constructed a more accurate and scientific version of Issac Newtons laws of gravity