SOC 3380 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Destructive Fishing Practices, Landed Nobility, Classical Liberalism

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3380
• Professor: Anthony Winson

Document Summary

Francis bacon (1561-1626): advocated an inductive approach to knowledge driven by careful observation of natural phenomenon and methodological scepticism. Nature as object to be controlled; method of meld of rationalism and empiricism. Scientific wave- only measurable quantities were valid evidence. *morito argues this wave promotes domination over the cav. call for our benefit water limits. Ex. fisherman didn"t fish at certain parts of the year because would damage reproductive cycle. Need to look elsewhere of the scientific wave to understand how we have damaged the environment. Classical liberalism: doctrinal foundation for emerging capitalist social order. Hobbes posits primordial struggle with hostile unsympathetic nature and other malicious humans; this contrasts with rousseau"s views (saw humans as peaceful but growing up in a corrupt society) Emerged of feudal system (lead to absolute monarchies) Merchant families has powerful monopolies over large regions. Classical liberalist systems argued against mercantilism for free and non- monopolistic trade. View of nature from cl: neutral at best.