SOAN 2111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Barometer, Natural And Legal Rights, Robert Boyle
7 Apr 2014
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Thinking machines in relation to scientific revolution. Hobbes was interested in mechanics = using science to explain man: ex. how our senses work like machines, empirical reality. The machines don"t always tell us the truth, or they tell us things we don"t want to hear: people are prone to fight, that"s why we need a natural, strong ruler. All thoughts and sensations in the mind are produced mechanically by the senses and the brain: a strong ruler was the solution to these problems and keeps us free. Still, early scientists didn"t think a strong ruler was the solution, but early scientists thought science and rational mind would come to the rescue. Movie clip: artemisia obedience authority = hobbe"s idea"s. First female artist = true story: first accepted to the academy. Images of power, faith of monarch was being shaken because of religious conflict. Experimenting with the natural world scientific experiments.
