AG 116AD Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Antithesis, Comparative Psychology, Reductionism
29 Jul 2020
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Emergence of fish, land plants, insects, amphibians and reptiles. Beginning to farm and settle -> social interaction = language. Middle east -> high level of civilization (political stability, urbanization, patronage, availability of writing systems: knowledge =know-how, fluidity of knowledge (only oral, collection of myths and stories (animism) Books are the worlds wisdom = unquestioningly memorizing. Foundation of schools, focus on critical thinking, models of the universe. Brain is the mechanism of mental processes. Reality is picture of an ideal world. Heart as the seat of the soul (mental processes) World never-ending (against the church, but believed in god as creator and geocentric model) Emerge of christian religion -> decline in scientific achievement. Discovery of america -> race between nations -> need for technological and scientific innovations. Resemblance to the greeks, lost power of church, new interest in philosophy. Stressed the need for education and critical thinking, importance of hard work, revolt against catholic church.
