CMST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Johannes Gutenberg, Middle Ages, Movable Type
9 Feb 2016
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Modern mass media began in mid 15th century: printing press by johann gutenberg. Encouraged the spread of literature: end of the middle ages. The renaissance: paved the way for liberal democratic industrial societies and modern forms of mass media, rediscover and revival of literature and learning form antiquity. Rediscovered knowledge helped to re-orient social perspectives concerning humankind and nature: led by italian thinkers and artists, began a reassertion of reason, humanism emerged. A broad philosophy that celebrated human achievement and capacity. Encouraged an empirical understanding of the world. Humanism emphasized people"s abilities to know and understand the world beyond what the church teaches: religious and feudal traditions were the principal elements of society. Feudal systems social position and responsibilities were inherited by birth king the crown the church barons barons knights knights knights knights freeman serfs freeman serfs freeman serfs freeman serfs: rise of the industrial revolution and urbanization.
