Intellectual Revolution Flashcards

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A knowledge involving general truths and general laws that is taken from a systematic study which is concerned with evidences and theories

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Science

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  • focuses on the natural world
  • foes through experiments
  • relies on evidence
  • passes through the scientific community
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Common characteristics of science

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  • means to fulfill a human purpose
    *assemblage of practices and components
  • collection of devices and engineering practices available to culture
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Technology

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Main idea: Thought that people should use knowledge to improve themselves. They belied there was absolute right or wrong

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Sophists

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Important contribution: Developed the art of public speaking and debate

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Sophists

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The importance of public speaking can be seen today in political debates between candidates

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Sophists

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He was a critic of the Sophists. Believed there is an absolute right or wrong

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Socrates

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Created the socratic method of teaching (learning new things simply by asking questions and considering diff. options)

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Socrates

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His methods influenced the way teachers interact with their students

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Socrates

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Rejected the idea of democracy of as a form of govt. Believed that the philosopher-kings should rule

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Plato

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Described his ideal vision of how government works in his book Republic

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Plato

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Introduced the idea that the govt should be fair and just

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Plato

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13
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Taught his students that happiness was the goal in life

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Epicureans

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The way to be happy was to seek out continual physical pleasures. It also mean a life free from worry and, to some extent, responsibility

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Epicureans

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Today, ____ means the love of physical pleasures such as good food and comfortable surroundings

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Epicureans

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Stoics was started by a Phoenician named ____

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Zeno

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Started by a Phoenician named Zeno. Taught that happiness came from following reason, not emotions

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Stoics

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Emotions come and go and are unreliable. Using reason and being stable is superior as it leads to fewer bad times

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Stoics

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Today ____ is used to describe ppl who are not greatly affected by joy or grief. They put duty above feelings

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Stoics

20
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4 challenge of science

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  • copernican revolution
  • darwinian revolution
  • freudian revolution
  • information age
21
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What is the Copernican Theory

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Heliocentrism

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Who proposed the Copernican Theory

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Nicolaus Copernicus

23
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Ptolemaic System

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Geocentric model

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Who proposed the Ptolemaic System

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Claudius Ptolemy

25
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What prevented Nicolaus Copernicus to publish his work on Heliocentrism?

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The church

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Who proved Copernicus’ Heliocentrism Theory, and how?

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Galileo Galilei, through his telescope

27
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  • Man came from God
  • Man has soul
  • Man falls away
  • Man can live above his environment
  • God created the heavens and the Earth
  • Man’s morals are governed by God
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Bible Teaches

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  • Man came from animals
  • man is a wholly matter
  • the history of man shows an upward tendency
  • man is a product of his natural environment
  • the “universe” happened, a “big bang theory” is plausible
  • man’s morals depend upon animal instinct
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Evolution teaches

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Freudian Revolution

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  • Psychoanalysis
  • the personality
  • psychosexual stages of development
30
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Freud’s Psychosexual Stages of Development:

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  • Oral (0-2)
  • Anal (2-3)
  • Phallic (3-7)
  • Latency (7-11)
  • Genital (11-adult)
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Freud’s Psychosexual Stages of Development: Infant achieves gratification through oral activities such as feeding, thumb sucking and babbling

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Oral

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Freud’s Psychosexual Stages of Development: child learns to respond to some of the demands of society (such as bowel and bladder control).

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Anal (2-3)

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Freud’s Psychosexual Stages of Development: Child learns to realize the differences between males and females and become aware of sexuality

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Phallic (3-7)

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Freud’s Psychosexual Stages of Development: Child continues his or her development but sexual urges are relatively quiet

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Latency (7-11)

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Freud’s Psychosexual Stages of Development: growing adolescent shakes off old dependencies and learns to deal maturely with the opposite sex

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Genital (11 - adult)

36
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  • person’s development is determined by events in early childhood
  • human behavior is largely influenced by irrational drives (unconscious)
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Psychoanalysis

37
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The model of the mind

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  • the conscious
  • the subconscious
  • the unconscious
  • id
38
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The small amnt of mental activity we know abt

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the conscious (thoughts, perceptions)

39
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Things we could be aware of if we wanted or tried

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The subconscious (memories, stored knowledge)

40
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Things we are unaware of and can not become aware of

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The unconscious (instincts - sexual or aggressive.)

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The part of the unconscious mind and comprises of two instincts: eros and thanatos

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Id

42
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Comprises of
* fears
* unacceptable desires
* violent motives
* irrational wishes
* immoral urges
* selfish needs
* shameful experiences
* traumatic experiences

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Id

43
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  • Freud believed human behavior resulted from the interaction of 3 important parts of the personality. These are?
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  • id
  • ego
  • super ego
44
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These parts of personality have all the mind levels

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Ego, superego

45
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The only part of personality that has the unconscious level

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Id

46
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Effects of Science and Technology to society

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  • industrialization
  • commercialization
  • improved economy
  • change in all aspects of human life