DANCEST 303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Josef Breuer, Microorganism, Franz Mesmer
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Universities in germany were dominated by humanities and religion. Pietism = protestant movement, promoting revival of practical devout christianity. Towards the end of the 17th century, pietism and enlightment were both striving against catholic orthodoxy, emphasizing good education. Defeat by the french upset the prussians, they decided to modernize their country. The school system was reorganized, and new universities were installed. In berlin a new type of university was founded on two goals: wissenschaft = scholarship and scientific research, bildung = the making of good citizens. The power if the university was given to a limited number of teachers (chairs) who were given academic freedom and resources to pursue their interests. This type of university rapidly expanded across germany. End of the 19th century germany was one of the leaders of the industrial revolution, attracting students from all over the world. = measure the jnd and put his findings in words.
