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The late 17th – 18th centuries
Challenged Political Authority
Challenged Religious Authority
Challenged the Social Order
French Aristocrat Wanted a
Constitutional Monarchy in France
Wrote the book - The Spirit of the Laws in 1748
Separation of Powers - 3 Branches of Gov’t Executive Legislative Judicial
Checks and Balances each checks the power
of the other Power shouldn’t rest in
one person
French Middle Class Exiled to Great
Britain “Letters on the
English” Candide
Civil Liberties Universal
toleration of all people
Religious Tolerance
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Expression
From the lower-class
Emile Education
children must develop naturally and spontaneously
learn by direct experience
“man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”
The Social Contract people entered into a
social contract among themselves
surrender all their rights to the community
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General Will the will of the majority
Government is a necessary evil if it does not carry out
the General Will, the people can overthrow it
Popular Sovereignty Power of the
government rests in the people
Highly Educated Editor of The
Encyclopedievirtually all
important French philosophes contributed
Articles attacked The Old Regimereligious
intoleranceunjust taxationgovernmental
absolutism
Scottish Father of Modern
Economics Believed in Capitalism
The Invisible Hand Competition will regulate
the economy laissez-faire policy
No Government intervention
Hands-off
English A Vindication on
the Rights of Men A Vindication on
the Rights of Women
Supported the idea of Natural Rights
Believed Women should be educated
Mary Wollstonecraft
Scottish ATreatise of
Human Nature Empiricism
Knowledge comes from experience
Skepticism
Austrian
His work influenced other composers, i.e. Beethoven
His music reflected “a vision of humanity”
He was able to show mood through his works: Operas, Sonatas, Symphonies etc….
German
Transitioned music from Classical to Romantic
Dedicated Eroica [French for Hero] to Napoleon
Retracted dedication when Napoleon declared himself Emperor
Started going deaf in his 20s – used a special rod attached to a soundboard that he bit, the vibrations helped him to perceive the sounds
Completely lost his hearing in 1815, but continued to compose and to conduct successfully
Suffered from Bipolar disorder and suicidal thoughts
Most likely died of lead poisoning
Women played an important role
Rich women held gatherings in their drawing rooms, or salons
Writers, musicians, painters, and philosophes exchanged ideas
Began well before the Enlightenment, dating as far back as the Renaissance
Lasted through the Enlightenment period
Contributed to the questioning of Royal and Religious Authority
Ptolemy Greco-Roman
citizen of Egypt Geocentric
Theory Ideas were
widely accepted by the Catholic Church
Scientific Revolution – disproved Ptolemy
Polish
Countered the teachings of the Church
Heliocentric Theory of the Universe
Italian
Contradicted the teachings of the Church
Invented a more powerful Telescope
Proved the Heliocentric Theory of the Universe
Danish Astronomer
Combined the Teachings of the Church with Science
Observed the Universe with the Naked Eye
Collected Data used by later Astronomers
The Tychonic Theory
Brahe’s Observatory
Lost his Nose in a drunken duel w/ fellow Danish Noble
Had a replacement nose of Gold and Silver attached by paste
His father died of pneumonia after saving Frederick II of Denmark from drowning
He kept a “dwarf” named Jepp who he believed was clairvoyant
Jepp sat under the table during dinner
Had a pet Elk that died after drinking too much beer and falling down the stairs
For 100s of years it was believed he died from an exploded bladder at a dinner party
Recent studies show mercury poisoning
Johannes Kepler• German• He was Brahe’s apprentice – may have killed Brahe for his data
• Used Brahe’s data to Mathematically prove the Heliocentric Theory
Kepler’s 3 Laws of Planetary Motion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRT3m2Wzyh4&feature=related
Galen Physician in
Ancient Rome His Medical
knowledge was based on dissections of monkeys and pigs
Scientific Revolution – disproved Galen
Italian
Founder of Modern Human Anatomy
De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem (On the Fabric of the Human Body in Seven Books)
Disproved Galen
A PageFrom Vesalius’
Book
English
Discovered how the Heart works and how it pumps blood through the Circulatory System
Disproved Galen
English
Calculus
3 Laws of Motion
Universal Gravitation
"A body continues to maintain its state of rest or of uniform motion unless acted upon by an external unbalanced force."
"F = ma: the net force on an object is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by its acceleration."
"To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVdqxYyFRKY