| The Scientific Revolution became a real break in the | | | | aspects. They are the following: |
| development of science. It influenced the development | | | | • experimental method development; |
| of philosophical and religious thought being the major | | | | • Mathematics and nature connection; |
| contradiction and innovation in the seventeenth and | | | | • scientific knowledge in practice; |
| eighteenth centuries and had a great influence on the | | | | • scientific institutions; development. |
| life of educated people of the Western World. This | | | | • |
| article is devoted to the scientific revolution in the | | | | Scientific revolution did not appear at once. It |
| Western Civilization. In the paper special attention is | | | | developed for some period of time. Even though |
| paid to philosophical and religious thoughts in the | | | | scientific revolution lasted for too long, it revolutionary |
| connection to scientific thought. | | | | changed the way people were thinking. The most |
| The expansion of trade. Merchants undertook sea | | | | significant changes occurred in biology (blood circulation |
| voyages and had navigational problems. These | | | | study), astronomy (invention of a new universe model), |
| problems had to be solved and, as a result, there | | | | chemistry (discovery elements of nature) and physics |
| appeared scientific thought and research for finding | | | | (invention of laws of gravitation and motion). |
| possible solutions. | | | | Thus, occurring in the period of the religious thought |
| Medieval Universities. The philosophical talks and | | | | and power, scientific revolution brought significant |
| ancient philosophers’ studies, such as Aristotle and | | | | changes to Europe and the whole world. The |
| William Ockham, aroused interest and caused the | | | | achievement and discoveries of that period of time |
| thought. | | | | formed the basis for the present world and all its |
| The Renaissance was a period of great cultural | | | | innovations. However, the religious thoughts did not lost |
| development in Western Europe. It started in the 14th | | | | its importance and influence on people remaining a |
| century. Leonardo da Vinci and Plato were interested | | | | necessary force in the lives of European people. The |
| in Mathematics. Thus, people became interested in this | | | | article briefly analyzes scientific revolution in the |
| discipline too, because of the influence of great | | | | Western Civilization and its causes. Besides, the paper |
| masters. | | | | examines philosophical and religious thoughts in the |
| In general, the scientific revolution had several main | | | | connection to scientific thought. |