SOAN 2111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Bubonic Plague, Medieval Philosophy, Empiricism
20 Apr 2016
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Pick a theorist write about an issue to the editor , what the theorist would say about the issue (e. g. technology)- 2. 5 pages b. ) Theories the person you are choosing would apply to this answer the q & a - 2. 5 pages. Chicago format: historical background around the time of hobbes: renaissance to. Rationalism: see knowledge existing independently of physical reality. Empiricism: see knowledge as based on observable, physical reality. More time intellectual interests (although church ruled their was still time for learning ) Medieval philosophy the joining of faith with reason (raid of rational analysis) Philosophy as the handmaid of theology; reason was subordinate to faith tension between reason & faith was now heightened. 12th century books by plato are available and philosophical battle is waged religious authority- faith alone vs. religious philosophers, interested in teaching of greek philosophers. 1600s wiped out more than half of the urban pop seen as sign of divine wrath, warning of sinful humanity.
