Your paper will open a window on the mind of the European intellectual around 1750. You will address two categories of analysis:<\/p>\n
1) Science – what kinds of progress since Aristotle up to 1750?<\/p>\n
2) God – how did beliefs change about God in the same period as a result of scientific advancement?<\/p>\n
Obviously, since this is a short paper, you cannot cover ALL of the science. So, pick a scientific endeavor or two. Re-trace developments in medicine, physics, astronomy, or chemistry, etc. – whatever you see fit. Likewise, you cannot cover ALL of the great thinkers, scientists, and innovators from this long period, either. So, once again, pick a few to back up your arguments.<\/p>\n
Some helpful questions to think of:<\/p>\n
How did these thinkers reconcile their belief in God with the mounting progress in science by the 18th century?<\/p>\n
How did their examination of science lead to the inevitable lessening of the significance of God and the rise of the “machine” that we will discuss in Unit II?<\/p>\n
Did their faith in God, at times, actually help the advancement of science? Were God and science always enemies, or at least rivals? Why or why not?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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