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The Life and Times of Plato, Bruno, Margaret Kavendish , and Maria Winkelman

The Life and Times of Plato, Bruno, Margaret Kavendish , and Maria Winkelman. Plato. After father’s death, grew up w/ stepfather Pyrilampes • As a child studied philosophy under Cratylus. Plato cont’d. Socrates disciple In military for 5 years

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The Life and Times of Plato, Bruno, Margaret Kavendish , and Maria Winkelman

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  1. The Life and Times of Plato, Bruno, Margaret Kavendish, and Maria Winkelman

  2. Plato After father’s death, grew up w/ stepfather Pyrilampes • As a child studied philosophy under Cratylus

  3. Plato cont’d • Socrates disciple • In military for 5 years • Socrates forced suicide left him deeply scarred • Joined Thirty years Tyrants w/ uncle Charmides • Left shortly when exposed to heavy violence

  4. Plato Final • Wrote a total of 36 Dialogues & 13 Letters • In Italy, advised Syracuse family • Developed theory of forms, Platonic realism, Platonic idealism • Created the Academy in Athens • Taught a young Aristotle • Most likely died and buried on Academy grounds

  5. Giordano Bruno • Born Filippo Bruno in 1548 • Dominican Friar Who studied astronomy, astrology, and philosophy • His ideas further expanded Copernicus’ heliocentric theory

  6. Bruno cont’d • Accurately predicted Sun was just another star • Also believed there to be an infinite # of planets, some of which are inhabited by intelligent beings • Became a martyr during Roman inquisition

  7. Margaret Cavendish • British aristocratic writer and scientist • Born Margaret Lucas, daughter of John Lucas (1623) • Traveled w/ Henrietta Maria in exile to france where she lived in young Louis XIV’s court • Published about natural philosophy and early scientific law under her own name, unusual for women of her time (21 tot.) • Criticized Hobbes, Descartes, and Boyle

  8. Maria Winkelmann • German who believed in equal opportunity (sex) • Studied w/ self-taught farmer/astronomer Chrisopher Arnold, through whom she met future husband and fellow astronomer Gottfried Kirch • Worked together create calendars, ephemeredes, almanacs • First woman to discover a comet(1702) Kirchcredited

  9. Maria Winkelmann cont’d • Observed Aurora Borealis (1707) • Conjunction of Sun w/ Saturn & Venus • Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn • Son Christfried became Head astronomer, while she and her daughter assisted • Forced to retire and died in 1720 • Succeeded by 3 daughters and son

  10. Citations • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giordano_Bruno • http://www.google.com/imgres?sa=X&biw=792&bih=579&tbm=isch&tbnid=0sfmWfSm3uMf2M:&imgrefurl=http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/people_n2/science_n2/helio.html&docid=XkPozWPn-04vJM&imgurl=http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/people_n2/science_n2/images/heliocentric.jpg&w=325&h=325&ei=Cf1yUsWGFZiz4AOY9oGoDQ&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:1,s:0,i:93&iact=rc&page=1&tbnh=183&tbnw=175&start=0&ndsp=8&tx=98&ty=115 • http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ypLtaa68ryI/TLmkdllGlXI/AAAAAAAAEX8/sxhXnaypdkk/s640/zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzbruno6.jpg • http://www.binarymoon.co.uk/2010/03/toy-story-1-2-3/toy-story-3-aliens/ • http://www.athenstourgreece.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/athens-academy-Socrates-Plato.jpg • http://filipspagnoli.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/socrates.jpg • http://scottoden.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/greek-soldier.jpg • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Plato_Pio-Clemetino_Inv305.jpg • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Cavendish,_Duchess_of_Newcastle-upon-Tyne • http://www.sheisanastronomer.org/index.php/history/maria-winkelmann-kirch • http://thelifeofmariawinkelmann.weebly.com/a-comet-is-discovered.html

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