NATS 1750 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Middle Ages, Natural Philosophy, Political Philosophy
2 Apr 2016
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How do machines form an interesting site to think about what humans; how it makes them diferent from other objects. The enclopedia; in the 18th century it was a specific set of volumes published in. Backdrop to machines: guilds : dominated craftsmanship and craftwork in the middle ages. Both objects were made by hand in workshops, guilds were created as a series of craft associations, divided according to the trades. Initially provide a few extremely important functions; they have certain quality standards which they enforce on all members, and secondly they protect and provide support for their members. For example, guilds supported injured workers for periods of time, as well as provide relief upon death. By the early 18th centuries they had become extremely powerful and controlled trade and production quotas, it was a way of supporting prices etc. Guilds also guarded secrets of production of their crafts. (trade secrets) members are forbidden from speaking about these secrets.
