Intellectual Revolution Flashcards
Study guide for midterm exam
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Intellectual Revolution
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Term used to refer to Greek speculation about the nature roughly 600-400 BCE, before Socrates.
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Characteristic of Intellectual Revolution
1. (Supernatural forces do not make things happen)
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- The world is a natural whole.
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Characteristics of Intellectual Revolution
2. (There are laws of nature)
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- There is a natural order
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Characteristics of Intellectual Revolution
3. ()
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- Humans can discover those laws.
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Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) People are determined by their instincts (2)
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Life Instinct: sex (libido)
Death Instinct: aggression, self-destruction