NUTR 431D2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Deferent And Epicycle, Puritans
20 Feb 2015
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What is art: marcel duchamp urinal ( fountain") 1917, art is what artist does parallel with what is science, historiography 2 major approaches: internal (old), external (new, internal scientists make discoveries without being influenced by social (external) factors independent inventors/inborn genius, external external social factors shape development of sciences no inborn genius no independent idea (social constructivism) used older inventions to come up with newer theories. 2) robert merton (phd thesis) puritanism and the rise of modern science external approach: started movement towards external approach, religion(puritans, protestants) helped create scientific revolution/ industrial revolution (cid:224) not caused by scientific endeavors, protestants used science to make profits if you are good you will be given a good life by god, roman catholics used science for intellectual/theoretical debates if you were good you should suffer and give wealth away, scientific/industrial revolution took place only in protestant countries supported sciences and technology.
