Philosophy in the Age of Reason Mr理性时代的哲学. Nichols History .pptxVIP

Philosophy in the Age of Reason Chapter 17, Section 1 Question---Your Bellringer How do you think the Scientific Revolution might have transformed how people looked at the events in the world? Scientific Revolution Sparks the Enlightenment Successes of the scientific method and use of other forms of reason convinced Europeans that the Human mind was powerful They believed in Natural Law: Rules discoverable by reason They believed that natural law governed scientific forces, but believed that natural law may be able to explain other factors Natural Law outside of Science Many asked if we could use Natural Law to understand social, economic and political problems. This is one way the Scientific revolution transformed all thought….. Immanuel Kant was the first philosopher to dub this era “The Enlightenment” Two Men With The Same Idea, But Completely Different….. Thomas Hobbes John Locke Thomas Hobbes once Said . In such condition there is no place for industry, because the fruit thereof is uncertain: and consequently no culture of the earth; no navigation, nor use of the commodities that may be imported by sea; no commodious building; no instruments of moving and removing such things as require much force; no knowledge of the face of the earth; no account of time; no arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear, and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short. Huh? Hobbes published his ideas in “The Leviathan.” Hobbes believed that people are naturally cruel, greedy, violent, and selfish…… If not strictly controlled, they would rape, murder, steal everything…. No, that is not this classroom…. This was life in the State of Nature…. The Way Out? He described life in the state of nature as “Nasty, Brutish, and short…” To survive, he believe man entered a social contract You would give up some freedoms in exchange for protection from the government Think-Pair-Share Partner A: What rights would you be wi