EURO ST 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Sebastian Vrancx, Worldchanging, Nationstates
Document Summary
The protestant reformation had one (unintended) consequences that it created one (major) condition for the rise of capitalism. That consequence led to world-changing developments as embodied in the global trading companies of the 17th century. But europe was also in the grips of war for much of the 17th century. The dutch provinces vs. spain, e. g. from 1618-1648 the german territories were ravaged. Nation-states have replaced empires and religious affiliations would be indicated on in specialty maps. This week is about how this change came about. From a long period of relative stabilitybased largely on the hierarchy of the. Luther to erasmus, from the diatribe on the free will. That is, one key aspect of the foundations of modernity is the 150 years of uncertainty and instability and violence from ca. Modernity is an attempt to provide a new kind of stability (nation state. [sovereignty], politics, secular philosophy, science - and capitalism?)
