Study Unit 2: Origins Of The Sociological Canon Flashcards
What is the enlightenment
A movement across European countries which encouraged an intellectual rebellion against centuries of religious domination mainly the Catholic church, over production of knowledge and people understanding of natural and social world.
What is secularization
The removal of God’s and supernatural forces in explanations which formed part of a cultural transformation mainly the rationalisation of life in Europe
What is meant by rationalisation
It’s about people using innovative scientific ways to gain knowledge about themselves the world calculating outcomes about different lines of action and making world predictable place
What did Friedrich Nietzsche mean by coining will to power
He stated the concept about knowledge and truth are really about projecting a will to discipline and control reflect a human drive to dominate and control .
