I would argue, though, that the pre-copernican had a better idea of not being at the center. Being at the center of the cosmos was not a good thing—it was the place of change and decay. Read Dante. The Copernican revolution put the sun at the center of the physical cosmos but man became the center of everything else. Immanuel Kant did this specifically, as he thought we construct reality from within since we cannot know things in themselves.
Yes! I agree. I'm using 'Copernican' colloquially, but the deeper irony is that Kant's 'Copernican revolution' put man at the center of everything. This is the point I'm trying to make. The true Gospel dethrones us.
I would argue, though, that the pre-copernican had a better idea of not being at the center. Being at the center of the cosmos was not a good thing—it was the place of change and decay. Read Dante. The Copernican revolution put the sun at the center of the physical cosmos but man became the center of everything else. Immanuel Kant did this specifically, as he thought we construct reality from within since we cannot know things in themselves.
Yes! I agree. I'm using 'Copernican' colloquially, but the deeper irony is that Kant's 'Copernican revolution' put man at the center of everything. This is the point I'm trying to make. The true Gospel dethrones us.