Chapter 15 Modern Science

Europe had many university that welcomed science. Scientific dissectionstyught people the specifics of the human body including the circulation of blood. The practice of science challenged ancient social hierarchies and political system science also justified the gender and racial inequalities that happened towards woman, enslaved people and others. Woman were excluded from universities I'm europe but in Germany the woman their were treated differently there was woman who contributed to astronomical work. Maria Winkelmen a woman who discovered an unknown comet, however her husband was accredited for the finding and she was not able to take part in it even if the man died.. Englightenment is expressed as using one's own understanding wihtout others' guidance. Strayer mentioned that someone expressed the enlightenment as a "dare" to disagree with others since the ability to act on knowledge can require courage. (Immanuel Kant, 745) Scientists believed that knowledge and the enlightenment is the power that can transform society.