Human understanding Flashcards
What piece of Human Understanding happened in 1655?
Thomas Hobbes
De Corpore
When was Thomas Hobbes
De Corpore
1655
What did Thomas Hobbes
De Corpore include?
-Promoted deductive reasoning over inductive reasoning
-Deductive reasoning: an idea is tested to see if it’s true through observation
Inductive reasoning: an idea is formed and then worked backward towards generalizations and theories
What piece of Human Understanding happened in 1658?
Thomas Hobbes
De Homine
When was Thomas Hobbes De Homine published?
1658
What did Thomas Hobbes De homine include?
Materialism: the theory or belief that nothing exists except matter and its movements and modifications.
When did Thomas Hobbes ideas become fashionable?
Early 18th century when witchcraft cases where becoming less frequent
What 3 key people did Hobbes influence?
John holt
Balthasar Bekker
John webster
What was the one argument Hobbes made which supported witchcraft?
→ Hobbes did not deny though that there could be spirits with material bodies that are too fine to be seen by humans.
What was an example of a crucial argument Hobbes made?
→ A crucial argument of Hobbes’ was that unusual phenomena that had been observed, such as cases of possession were actually the result of madness, poisoning or epilepsy.
What was Hobbes responsible for?
Played apart in The decline of witchcraft after 1660. Gave judges like John Holt confidence to become activists of sceptism.
