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EUROPEAN BAROQUE CULTURE índice - Coggle Diagram
EUROPEAN BAROQUE CULTURE
MAIN IDEAS
also a cultural movement
an artsitic style
developed in Europe during the 17th and the begginig of the 18th century
during these period great advances
science
way people throught
PHILOSOPHY
philosophical thought continued along the path established during the Renaissance
there were two main approaches which began to gain importance and spread
René Descartes
it recommend doubting all claims that had not been subjected to deep analysis.
founded rationalism
following the rationalist method Baruch Spinoza
reached the conclusion that god and nature were identical because all forms of reality were part of an interdependent group..
Francis Bacon and John Locke
maintained that knowledge which could only be confirmed through experimental verification.
MUSIC
important composers
claudio monteverdi
antonio vivaldi
domenco scarlatt
great developments
LITERATURE
came from
novels
theatre
poetry
divided into various genres
comedy
tragedy
tragicomedy
SCIENCE
rationalism were the basis of the new method
the scientific method
started to be used by scientists
to reach their conclusions
followed these steps
observing nature
reflecting to find an explanation, also known as hypothesis
deducting what should happen in nature, if this hyponthesis was correct
verifying this throught an experiment
science advanced
in astronomical studies
Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler valiated the theory of heliocentrism
in physics,
Isaac Newton formulated the law of universaly gravitation
Evangelista Torricelli invented the barometre to measure atmospheric pressure
important contributions were made to mathematics
in medicine
William Harvey discovered the double circulatory system
some nobles and mebers of the high bourgeoisie
supported the creation of academies
scientists could study
develop and share their knowledge
finally some monarchs
became the main patron, as they realised scientific advances were important for developing their kingdoms
