PHIL 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Protestant Reformation, Protestantism, Middle Ages
5 May 2018
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-After, Aristotle, there is no holistic philosophy (characterized by comprehension of the
parts of something as intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the
whole)
-The philosophy they produce is either
-comments on Plato and Aristotle
-skepticism
-After Aristotle’s death, the world is ruled by ancestors
-Then middle ages where fundamental questions of philosophy are about God
-Major change in 17th century- modern philosophy
-17th century is very unique
-1670-1690: world is so different than it had been for educated people in
Europe
-The protestant reformation
-Capitalism
-over some generations you have people with money who
decide to invest money into trade to make more money
-Some people work hard (virtue) and do not spend anything because spending was a
sin
-Environment of the 17th century
-A protestant reads the bible and interprets/reasons an answer when they do not
know anything
-A catholic asks the priest an order which is given and sanctioned by God
-How can I get to know the world? LOOK AT ARISTOTLE
-Galileo: does most conceptual work of how people view the world
-1651: book published by Thomas Hobbs
-individual
-Citizen and exist as an individual
-everybody is equal, no hierarchy
-Decarte: how can humans get knowledge?
-mathematician
-Decarte discovers something very useful in your car (GPS)
-extremely useful for navigation and for them to discover new lands
-optics is the science of the time
-Galileo sells a telescope to Venice which they use in war to see their enemy
earlier
-What is the natural state of things in terms of motion for Aristotle?
-If you leave something alone in the universe it rest
-For Galileo it will move
-We can see the world about Earth
-Is not perfect (Aristotle) because of the telescope
-World not composed of 4 elements
-Everything is composed of 1 thing
-MASS or matter
-implies everything will act the same
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Document Summary
After, aristotle, there is no holistic philosophy (characterized by comprehension of the parts of something as intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole) After aristotle"s death, the world is ruled by ancestors. Then middle ages where fundamental questions of philosophy are about god. 1670-1690: world is so different than it had been for educated people in. Over some generations you have people with money who decide to invest money into trade to make more money. Some people work hard (virtue) and do not spend anything because spending was a sin. A catholic asks the priest an order which is given and sanctioned by god. Decarte discovers something very useful in your car (gps) A protestant reads the bible and interprets/reasons an answer when they do not know anything. Galileo: does most conceptual work of how people view the world. Galileo sells a telescope to venice which they use in war to see their enemy earlier.
