1.2.3 The Scientific Revolution and the Concept of a Rational Universe - Reading: The Saylor Foundation’s “Philosophy of Science and the Scientific Method” Link: The Saylor Foundation’s “Philosophy of Science and the Scientific Method” (PDF)

Instructions: Read this essay for an overview of the development of science in the 17<sup>th</sup> and 18th centuries, which discusses the origins of the Enlightenment and the emergence of philosophers like Francis Bacon and Descartes.  

Reading: George Mason University: Professor Rose Cherubin’s “The Scientific Revolution of the 17^th Century and the Political Revolutions of the 18^th Century” Link: George Mason University: Professor Rose Cherubin’s “The Scientific Revolution of the 17^th Century and the Political Revolutions of the 18^th Century” (HTML)

Instructions: Read this article, which outlines the connection between new scientific philosophies and political revolutions in Europe.