Özet:

Science is the body of knowledge that humans have created to explain existence. Different eras have their own topics, methods of analysis and perspectives. Orientations towards science are also shaped in this context. With the Enlightenment, the importance of science for humankind became more widely accepted. If we look at the understanding of science in the Middle Ages from the point of view of the Enlightenment, the argument that the Middle Ages were a dark period is accepted. In the Middle Ages, which is seen as the age in which the attitude to science developed, it is seen that science, reason, knowledge, critical view, questioning, tolerance, the individual, education, and progress almost came to a standstill. However, as a result of the emergence of the man's desire to reach science and truth itself, and the desire to think and act freely, an effort to turn to theoretical knowledge began to be seen. In this study, the basic elements that make up the Middle Ages are revealed and the general attitude towards science is explained. Later, the debate on whether the Middle Ages were dark or not was discussed from a scientific point of view.

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