Historical Sketch of Sociological and Anthropological Thoughts Flashcards
Why is studying history important?
- to contextualize the present
- to make better decisions in the future
- to not have a fragmented view
Timeline of History
- Ancient Time
- Medieval/Dark Ages/Middle Ages
- Renaissance/Rebirth
- Modern
- Postmodern
Social Science during the Ancient Time
- rise of social science
- philosophers
Greek Philosophers during the Ancient Time
- Socrates
- Plato
- Aristotle
Socrates’ contributions
astronomy
politics
state
human being
justice
socratic method in the agora (marketplace)
Plato’s contributions
- academy –> epistemology of knowledge
- Republic –> politics, government, structure
Aristotle’s contributions
- ethics, nation, society, biology, physics, astronomy
Social Science during the Dark Ages
- Death of Science, Arts, and Music
- conservative philosophers
What happened during the Dark Ages?
- Black Plague
- Abuse of Church
- Fall of the Roman Empire
- wars and deaths
- five crusades
- aristocracy –> churchmen
Catholic Church During the Dark Ages
- centrality of government –> bishops
- centrality of religion
Revolutions during the Renaissance
- Industrial Revolution
- French Revolution
- Population Revolution
What happened during the Industrial Revolution?
feudalism –> industrualization
rise in production, food, shelter, transportation, populations, settlements, division of labor –> megapolis –> the need for science to manage the growing economy, population, and diversity
What happened during the French Revolution?
aristocracy/monarchy –> liberal democracy (SOCAS)
Social Science during the Renaissance
- rise of the need of social science, arts, music, and natural science
- e-mind –> scientific method
Social Science during the Modern Time
- expansion
- modern institutions (independent, functional, and can develop without interference)
- can develop without interference
Socrates’ book about politics and governance
The Republic
During the Ancient Times, which philosopher constructed the earliest from of structural-functionalism?
Plato
Where did social science borrowed its ways from during the Ancient Times?
from natural sciences
What was the dominant form of government during the Dark Ages? Who were leading?
Aristocracy; the churchmen
Philosophers during the Dark Ages are described as?
conservative
Cultural Consumerism
without consumption, the economy will die
What caused the population revolution?
due to technology and science, maternal health, life expectancy, and mortality rate rose
e-mind
rationality + science –> development of scientific method
The effect of Population Revolution
segregation of cities
rural to urban
division of labor
megapolis
