9/4
Why Mr. R would say "History stinks"?
- Monotonous
- Excessive influence
- Makes me feel old
- People who are "heroes"
- Too much information / confusing
- Parts of history are disliked
- Excessive death
- Not sure it's all true
- Hard to relate to present life
- It repeats
- Questions about innovation in the story of history
It never stops change
HW: about me (do you like hist? WHY?) quick email
9/5
Areas of history
Wars/Military
Political/government
Economy
Entertament/leisure time
Education
Culture
Technology
Geographic
Ecological
Communication
There are many histories
9/5
Enlighten (ment): - To inspire
- To give greater knowledge. Dark age ( Europe )
Revolution: - A large change
Church linked with all government, has more power. Did have influence on governments.
How does an individual become influential?
Power
Unique ideas & pursue it
Persuasive
Connection with higher powers/leaders
Money
Incite followers
Builds good rapport
Leadership
Good communicate
Sees others points of view
9/5
Choose two thinkers for each area
What did they study specifically?
What were their ideas?
- How did they have an impact in future?
Areas: 1.
politics / Gov. Cesare Beccaria Thomas Hobbes
2. Philosophy: René Descartes Thomas Hobbes
3. Physics:
4. Astronomy
5. Medicine / Physiology
1 Hippolyte Taine
1. Cesare Beccaria: penology and the Classical School of criminology.
The principles to which Beccaria appealed were Reason, an understanding of the state as a form of contract, and, above all, the principle of utility, or of the greatest happiness for the greatest number.
1. 2. Thomas Hobbes : modern political philosophy and political science
His understanding of humans as being matter and motion, obeying the same physical laws as other matter and motion, remains influential;
4. Edmund Halley:
4. Nicolaus Copernicus
3. Newton
3. Johannes...