SOC211H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cesare Beccaria, Jeremy Bentham, Master Sergeant
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Slide: principles of enlightenment (1700-1800) (exam- second midterm. Religion tells us that the mot fundamental truth in life is the word of god, revelation. Here, all there is is scientific analysis - there is no divine order. Religion is functional that is the scientific understanding of religion: it performs certain functions for society. It has persisted because performs a role in society: (4) authority: scientific knowledge, the idea of such a word (progress) becomes problematic - if everything is. No: religion, wisdom of the past = faulty, biased, superstitious scientific authority should be considered the only authority we should not rely on the word d of god anymore. The bible is not longer valuable as a source of knowledge for us. Don"t try to understand the history on the earth based on the bible. Have to understand it through things we can see, experiment, test only have natural forces to explain our behaviour.
