Brecht's famous play Galileo Galilei is about the famous scientist of the Renaissance age, Galileo. Galileo tried to show the church that the copernican system is actually true; however the church accepted the Aristotle's way of thought and therefore the inventions Galileo announced were considered as a blasphemy to the Bible. .
This is the basic story of Galileo; however Brecht tried to find out what is humane behind this story. Beginning from the facts, he created a totally dramatic play which shows the reader the way Galileo felt when he was making those discoveries. He also opened a debate on the conflict between the search for truth in science and religious authority.
The first scene starts with Galileo's talking with Andrea. While explaining him about the copernican system, Ludovico comes and shows him a telescope. The telescope impresses Galileo much, so he starts to work on it. The first scene also gives us background information on Italy and the economic system. Galileo perfects the telescope, however the idea is stolen from Ludovico and invention is stolen, so it is plagiarism. However we feel not so bad about Galileo in that scene, because we see that he thought about the telescope and he is aware that it is a plagiarism. By the help of telescope, Galileo finds out that the Copernican ideal on universe is actually true so he writes to the court in Florence. The main idea here is the danger of truth and the curator in the museum finds out about the plagiarism.
In the court he had a debate with the aristocrats on his new discoveries and that scene shows us that the aristocrats fear from the truth, because they are part of a world that has not been existing for sometime. the age is Renaissance and it is the age of reason.
In scene 6, Brecht questions whether man must find all the answers to the questions in the Universe. Are we really individuals?, who are the center of the universe? or are we the best fruits of the creation? .
Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy on May 4, 1564. ... Galileo designed it based upon the pendulum. Eventually Galileo left medical school. ... Galileo died in early January of 1642. ... For this, Galileo Galilei is remembered as a great man and scientist....
Galileo Galilei Galileo was born during the renaissance in Pisa, Italy on February 15, 1564. He was raised by his mom, Giulia Ammanati, and his dad, Vincenzo Galilei. ... Galileo was a math tutor for the next four years in Florence. ... Galileo returned to Pisa in 1589 and became a professor in math. ...
The trial of Galileo Galilei (1633) brought a destructive impact on the world of science and humanism when it was forced to encounter scholasticism and absolutism that held power in the Catholic Church. The devastating result brought about the end of the Italian Renaissance as well as Galileo's liberty. ... In consequence, Galileo was found guilty and was sentenced to formal imprisonment. ... " Some of these views were those of the philosopher Paul Feyerabend, whom he quoted as saying "The Church at the time of Galileo kept much more closely to reason than did Galileo himself, and sh...
This report is about the life and discoveries of Galileo Galilei. Galileo was born is Pisa, Italy on February 15, 1564. ... Galileo began his career at the University of Pisa in 1584. ... Galileo did not truly want to become a doctor, but rather it was his father, Vincenzio Galilei who insisted on the idea. ... Galileo died in Arcetri on January 8, 1642. ...
Based on the preceding criteria, Galileo Galilei was the first modern scientist. ... Among the great men to experience and contribute to this movement, Galileo Galilei was the most significant. ... In order to satisfy his skepticism, Galileo developed the modern standards of scientificproof?. ... This was surely frustrating for Galileo's critics, such as the Jesuit Christoph Sheiner. ... Galileo wrote to him to correct his errors by using simple geometry (Machamer 29). ...
Many people take the night sky for granted; one man who did not was Galileo Galilei: a man guilty of doing all of the above. ... Galileo Galilei was born in 1564, in Pisa, Italy. His parents were Vincenzo Galilei and Guilia Ammannati. ... Galileo and Maria began a long-term relationship (some say that they didn't marry due to Galileo's financial situation). ... At this point, Galileo was an old, sick man. ...
Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa Italy, in the same year as Shakespeare, 1564. His father, Vincenzio Galilei, was a musician interested in the revival of classical Greek musical forms. Giulia Galilei was his mother. He got his name from Galileo Buonaiuti (a physician in the family) after whom the family had taken the last name Galilei. ... Galileo was also clearly devoted to Maria Celeste. ...
Galileo Galilei was born to Vincenzio Galilei and Giulia Ammannati on February 15, 1564 in the town of Pisa in Italy. ... Galileo has contributed a great deal to modern science and thought. ... For this Galileo created his thermoscope in1597. ... But, after the printing of Galileo's book Dialogue concerning the two chief World Systems, Galileo was again called to face the inquisition. ... Galileo Galilei died on January 8 in 1642 as a heretic. ...
Galileo Galilei discovered that the sun was the center of the universe and immovable. The Church however, disagreed entirely with Galileo's findings, Pope Paul V even went as far as to order Galileo not to teach or defend the theory of a heliocentric universe. When Galileo published a book on his findings, the Church brought Galileo to a Holy Inquisition where they tortured him, and threatened him into retracting his theories. ...
Galileo Galilei was an astronomer and mathematician, he was, a man ahead of his time. ... Galileo Galilei was a great scientist and pioneer in the fields of mechanics, astronomy, thermometry, and magnetism, although mechanics and astronomy were his main passions. ... Since Galilei's vision of a metamorphosing universe came in direct conflict with the views of Aristotle, views held by and supported by the church, Galileo was eventually called before the Inquisition and forced to recant his views. Nonetheless, Galileo Galilei made significant contributions to the scientific community...
