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„Die gesamte Philosophie ist eine Neuerung in alter Unkenntnis”︁ Johannes Keplers Neuorientierung der Astronomie um 1600
Author(s) -
Knobloch Eberhard
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
berichte zur wissenschaftsgeschichte
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.109
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1522-2365
pISSN - 0170-6233
DOI - 10.1002/bewi.19970200202
Subject(s) - kepler , ptolemy's table of chords , copernicus , philosophy , soul , humanities , physics , astronomy , art , theology , classics , stars
Johannes Kepler belonged to a long tradition of inquiring into nature with reference to God. This applies to Ptolemy, N. Copernicus, Chr. Clavius. Kepler's „new kind of poem” is analyzed in five sections which are based on Keplerian key words: Innovation, Hypothesis, Cause, Soul, Picture. Kepler consciously adhered to new questions, new answers, new methods. He relied on a new notion of hypothesis. His celestial dynamics included a celestial psychology whereby he used a visual conception of astronomy.