“The Swerve” chapter 8 2-1-Q

This chapter delves into how the poem “On the Nature of Things” began to spread through different cultures, philosophy and science. Greenblatt talked about how the poem challenged existing religious and philosophical set of beliefs, this led to promoting more of a human-centered worldview Greenblatt also discussed how thinkers like Giordano Bruna and Galileo were inspired by the view of the universe that the poem inspired. This chapter emphasizes the poem’s role in encouraging spirit of inquiry and skepticism.  

A connection to the world I have is how certain writing today inspires the way people view the universe. For example an article people might read that might make them look at the world in a different way than how they did before.

A question I have is how many set of beliefs did the poem challenge?