ng, and naming knowledge all happened simultaneously, but just how they used the information discovered is interesting. Most early modern philosophers were in part motivated by a desire to produce and extend true, or probably true, knowledge (p. 119). The desire for knowledge (p. 120) was the main driving force for the modern era. Also the desire to pass this knowledge was a main theme, the Seats of Knowledge, have (not) beenlaboratories, as they ought to be, but only schools, where some have taught and the rest subscribed(p.153). The modern knowledge was known just to be known, and it was used to make advancements in the lives of the universe. The knowledge was also used to simply explain things that had perplexed scientists and philosophers. For example, during this period the reason the lengths of days fluctuated during the year was discovered. Things such as the universe and how it was arranged were explained during this time with the information acquired. It was a time of great revelations.The pre-modern and modern time periods in world history have blended together to create a great revolution that changed the world for the better. A writer named Hannah Arendt commented on this time in that the traditional hierarchy which ruled that truth is ultimately perceived only in speechless and actionless seeing(Arendt). This compares to Shapin in that he too agreed that the traditional form of science was strangled off when the modern era was ushered in. Arendt states that science became active and did in order to know, and once again this parallels Shapins beliefs. They do not agree on everything though. For example, the concept of truth as a revelation had become doubtful, and with it the unquestioning faith in a revealed God was said by Arendt yet throughout Shapins The Scientific Revolution he notes that some modern scientists and 17th century natural philosophers believed that Gods Book of Nature as a source of truth(p. 13...
