Origins of Scientific Revolution?

Question:This iis an excellent question and my answer may surprise you. The origins go back to the !2th century with the emergence of a new investigative spirit in the west, 'Scholasticism' which sought to rediscover the classical tradition as it had been preserved in the writings of the islamic east and the foundation of the first universities: Paris in 1170, Oxford about the same time, so that secular learning could be taught. Scientific method was introduced based on Aristotle, Ptolemy and the translated works of Arab mathematicians and philosophers. Thus began the emergence of western society from the Dark Ages when the tradition of rational thought and reason handed down from Greece and Rome was eclipsed by the dogma of religious faith..
In this connection you should also look at the importance of Thomas Aquinas [1225-74] who reconciled faith with reason, and his advocacy of empirical reasoning could be said to have laid been the foundation of the ensuing scientific revolution.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: This iis an excellent question and my answer may surprise you. The origins go back to the !2th century with the emergence of a new investigative spirit in the west, 'Scholasticism' which sought to rediscover the classical tradition as it had been preserved in the writings of the islamic east and the foundation of the first universities: Paris in 1170, Oxford about the same time, so that secular learning could be taught. Scientific method was introduced based on Aristotle, Ptolemy and the translated works of Arab mathematicians and philosophers. Thus began the emergence of western society from the Dark Ages when the tradition of rational thought and reason handed down from Greece and Rome was eclipsed by the dogma of religious faith..
In this connection you should also look at the importance of Thomas Aquinas [1225-74] who reconciled faith with reason, and his advocacy of empirical reasoning could be said to have laid been the foundation of the ensuing scientific revolution.