- Reflection 01 Intellectual Revolutions PDF

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Why do you think most intellectual ideas were controversial? Most intellectual ideas were controversial for a reason people want to validate their theory. If there's a sudden change in the present theory this will result in a paradigm shift. It's hard to neglect your previous belief just to believe ...

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1. Why do you think most intellectual ideas were controversial? Most intellectual ideas were controversial for a reason people want to validate their theory. If there's a sudden change in the present theory this will result in a paradigm shift. It's hard to neglect your previous belief just to believe something new. 2. Why did the people accept these new discoveries despite being contradictory to what was widely accepted at that time? This is what we call “evolution”, people tend to embrace new science discoveries because of its benefits. For example, transportation and communication, nowadays People use airplanes, mrt, trucks, and other vehicles rather than wheels because of its convenience. Additionally for communication, we used online platforms to communicate rather than telegram. 3. How do intellectual revolutions transform societies? Intellectual revolutions transform societies through their mindsets. It will transform their critical-thinking on how they see things that will create new approaches for equal opportunity. 4. Can you name other scientific revolutions that happened in the following places? Expound your answer. 4.a. Meso-America ; In Meso-America the Maya civilization made the greatest progress in

science and technology. Among its innovations were the position-value number system with zero, the development of the most accurate known calendar,the invention of rubber and the corbelled arch. 4.b. Asia ; Aside from Heliocentric and geocentric theory, belief in the superiority of

Western values combined with economic and technological innovations in shipbuilding, weaponry, and communications to create a potent mix that would challenge Asian societies in many ways. The Asian experience of imperialism and revolution was as varied as Asia itself. 4.c. Middle East; The Middle East has been called the cradle of civilization. ... Their great

contributions to civilization included codes of law, writing systems, mechanical inventions such as the wheel, and the development of sciences, such as astronomy, and mathematics. The revolutionary workers and peasants, the radical intellectual youth of Africa are turning towards the socialist path. They have seen the evils of capitalism at work in their midst, its greed and wastefulness of life and resources; its ruthless contempt for the dignity and value of the human being. 4.d. Africa;

5. Do you experience a paradigm shift in the development of science and technology with the current COVID19 crisis? Yes, because compared to previous years I used online media platforms for leisure facebook , twitter and instagram to update my status. Now, I see the advantage of having this revolution. It helps me alot to accomplish my task online. It diminishes the risk of having physical contacts....