Copernicus, Darwin, and Freud

Copernicus, Darwin, and Freud

By: Friedel Weinert 

This book deals with issues in the area of intersection between the history and philosophy of science. Using Copernicanism, Darwinism, and Freudianism as scientific traditions, it aims to show that a tight connection exists between science and philosophy. There are many more connections between Copernicus, Darwin, and Freud than their respective contributions to the completion of the Copernican revolution. The study of Copernicanism, Darwinism, and Freudianism shows that scientific approaches to the world naturally and inevitably lead to philosophical consequences. Freud saw that scientific ideas change the way we think about the world. With his heliocentric view, Copernicus displaced humans from the physical center of the universe (1543). With his evolutionary theory, Darwin inserted humans into the organismic order of nature (1859). According to Freud, both Copernicus and Darwin dealt severe blows to the proud image of humans as masters of the universe. [download]

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