History 2812E Lecture Notes - Malaria, Alliaria Petiolata, Rickets
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Disease and the enlightenment: science, smallpox and scurvy. 17th to 18th century: reason and evidence: a new rational and systemic approach. Enlightenment - large intellectual, philosophical, cultural and social event. Optimism about the future- we can actually do better, improve human kind, new ideas about toleration and politics. Renegotiate understanding of the world: faith in science: as explanation and method. * scientific revolution: new systems are introduced to the understanding of the world. You have men who put together ideas and theories about physics, anatomy, astronomy etc. You reasoning to argue a new theory or new approach. These people are asking people to think differently about the world. * william harvey will challenge galen"s theory of blood. * for the majority of society new meeting place philosophs meeting in salons. There is philosophical discussion outside of the university. They use the science of reason and experiment and observation and use it themselves.