CRM 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Industrial Revolution, New Economy, Middle Ages
20 Sep 2016
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Shift from discipline of the body to discipline of the mind. Need disciplined labor to ensure production in the factories. Intellectual context: age of enlightenment (1680 1800, 1700s shift to modern thought, intellectual revolution: Belief in power of knowledge and science. Shift from old religious thinking to enlightened age (rational man" = center) Belief that all people were created equal. Challenge to legitimacy of monarchy premises of age of enlightenment. Individuals give up certain rights for collective good. State = to realize will of the people. Humans = hedonistic maximize pleasure & minimize pain. Doctrine of free will of rational man" need to draw the line of free will when it interferes with other people"s basic rights. Democratic context (gov"t for, by, people) radical change. 2) crime and punishment: crime = problem, urban centers (decay / disease / poverty) high death rate, threat to community, community controls = less effective, justice = harsh, cruel, variable, arbitrary, capital punishment.
