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Descartes's Impact
- Descartes's famous 'I think, therefore I am' seems simple today, but its context matters.
- 17th-century Europeans faced upheaval, questioning everything from religion to the nature of reality.
Reformation's Impact
- The Protestant Reformation shattered centuries-old religious certainty.
- People questioned the Church's authority and how to earn salvation, creating widespread confusion.
Questioning Established Norms
- Scholasticism was being challenged by humanism, and the feudal system's validity was questioned.
- Established models, like the Ptolemaic model of the universe, were also being overturned.