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1.4 From Galileo to Descartes
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11 minutes
Released:
Feb 19, 2010
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Podcast episode
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Part 1.4. Outlines Galileo's revolutionary theories of astronomy and mechanical science and introduces Descartes' (the father of modern philosophy) ideas of philosophical scepticism.
Released:
Feb 19, 2010
Format:
Podcast episode
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