Copernicus and Copernicans: Galileo, Kepler, Bruno
Copernicus claimed the Earth revolves around itself and the Sun. He also claimed that the universe was finite and that no intelligent life existed on other planets. Galileo and Kepler shared these claims; therefore, they deserve to be called Copernicans. But what about Giordano Bruno? He adopted He...
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Copernicus claimed the Earth revolves around itself and the Sun. He also claimed that the universe was finite and that no intelligent life existed on other planets. Galileo and Kepler shared these claims; therefore, they deserve to be called Copernicans. But what about Giordano Bruno? He adopted Hermetic philosophy and opposed Copernicus’s mathematical (geometric) method; he also claimed, unlike Copernicus, that the universe was infinite and that there were intelligent life forms on other planets. So, can we define Bruno and those who thought like him as Copernicans? Ernan McMullin answers this question in the negative. In this paper, I will argue that the differences between Bruno and Copernicus mentioned by McMullin cannot be used as criteria for claiming that Bruno and others who thought like him were not Copernicans; instead, I argue that believing the Earth rotates around itself and the Sun should be considered sufficient to call someone a Copernican.
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| spelling | doaj-art-fe017a7a52ac40259dca29745333c7252025-01-31T23:45:54ZengPolish Academy of Arts and SciencesStudia Historiae Scientiarum2451-32022543-702X2024-09-0123Copernicus and Copernicans: Galileo, Kepler, BrunoÜnsal Çimen0Muş Alparslan University (Muş Turkey) Copernicus claimed the Earth revolves around itself and the Sun. He also claimed that the universe was finite and that no intelligent life existed on other planets. Galileo and Kepler shared these claims; therefore, they deserve to be called Copernicans. But what about Giordano Bruno? He adopted Hermetic philosophy and opposed Copernicus’s mathematical (geometric) method; he also claimed, unlike Copernicus, that the universe was infinite and that there were intelligent life forms on other planets. So, can we define Bruno and those who thought like him as Copernicans? Ernan McMullin answers this question in the negative. In this paper, I will argue that the differences between Bruno and Copernicus mentioned by McMullin cannot be used as criteria for claiming that Bruno and others who thought like him were not Copernicans; instead, I argue that believing the Earth rotates around itself and the Sun should be considered sufficient to call someone a Copernican. https://ojs.ejournals.eu/SHS/article/view/9560CopernicusGiordano Brunogeocentrismheliocentrismanthropocentrism |
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| title | Copernicus and Copernicans: Galileo, Kepler, Bruno |
| title_full | Copernicus and Copernicans: Galileo, Kepler, Bruno |
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| title_short | Copernicus and Copernicans: Galileo, Kepler, Bruno |
| title_sort | copernicus and copernicans galileo kepler bruno |
| topic | Copernicus Giordano Bruno geocentrism heliocentrism anthropocentrism |
| url | https://ojs.ejournals.eu/SHS/article/view/9560 |
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