Copernican revolution

"Crisis" versus Aesthetic in the Copernican Revolution

The Copernican Revolution and the Size of the Universe

The purpose of this project is to discuss the astronomical development from the heliocentric theory to the geocentric theory. The main goal is to eliminate the common misconception that the Copernican system simply entails a change in the frame of reference from the Ptolemaic system. In particular, we will show how the Copernican system allows us to determine the size of the Universe (in terms ...

A Copernican revolution in clinical ethics: engagement versus disengagement.

Spiritual fulfillment in the professional role of occupational therapy practitioner is hindered by the ethical consideration of maintaining an objective client-therapist relationship. Objectivity is a disengaged perspective that depersonalizes human relationships. It operates on the tacitly performed, reductionistic assumption that all truth can be structurally represented and verified. However...

From the Linguistic Turn to the Pictorial Turn — Hermeneutics Facing the ‘Third Copernican Revolution’

In this article, I will deal with the role of pictures within discussions on the crisis of contemporary philosophical hermeneutics. Firstly, I will argue that some of the aporias this debate runs up against can be overcome by a reconsideration of the traditional dualism of word and image. In this regard my reference point is Paul Ricoeur’s theory of metaphor. His model of the living metaphor ov...

Cutting edge: cutting edge commentary: a Copernican revolution? Doubts about the danger theory.

The immune system is often said to function by "self-nonself" discrimination. Recently, some have argued that it actually detects "danger" or "strangers". There are problems with all of these points of view. Given that the immune system has been cobbled together throughout evolution and uses a diverse array of innate and adaptive defense mechanisms, it may not be possible to account for immunit...