The galilean's defense of the copernicanism

• Grant number: 12/08607-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2012
• End date: July 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Philosophy - Epistemology
• Principal Investigator: Paulo Tadeu da Silva
• Grantee: Paluana Curvelo Luquiari
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas (CCNH). Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Santo André , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The research aims to develop a study on the galilean defense of the copernicanism. For this, we considered the letters written by Galileo between 1613 and 1615, as well as the Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems Ptolemaic and Copernican, published in 1632. This research takes into consideration a problem and an interpretative hypothesis. In the first case, it is intended to determine the role of the work of 1632 for the defense of copernicanism, considering the elements present in the above letters. The interpretative hypothesis is to ascertain if the Dialogue can be taken as the development of a set of arguments in favor of copernicanismo considering the precepts contained in the letters, namely, that natural philosophy should be developed through well-conducted observations and necessary demonstrations. (AU)