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René Descartes (1596-1650) Discourse on Method (1637) Cogito ergo sum (“I think, therefore I am.”) Cartesianism/Cartesian Dualism Two kinds of reality: “thinking substance” and “extended substance” Coordinate geometry

Science and the Church Catholic Church and Galileo. Reaction of Descartes Protestant vs. Catholic reactions

Science and European Governments Encouragement of rulers: technological and practical advantages 1662 Royal Society of London founded in England 1666 Royal Academy of Sciences founded in France Publication and dissemination

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623-73) 1945 Royal Society admits women 14 Jan 2005 Larry Summers questions scientific abilities of women Canadian Association of University Teachers

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) Principia: The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (1687) Conflict with Cartesians over role of God

Theory of gravitation: attraction and repulsion between objects Other discoveries: about nervous system, colours Inventing calculus (at same time as Gottfried Leibniz (1646-1716) 1660s Newton builds reflecting telescope James Gregory (1638-75)

18th c. Age of Enlightenment Intellectual ferment based on belief in human progress Changing views of God and the supernatural

Early 18th c. Time of religious enthusiasm Music (e.g. J.S. Bach, Crucifixus from B Minor Mass, 1714) New forms of religious observance e.g. Lutheran Pietism

Methodism John Wesley (1703-91) Good works, preaching to ordinary people Equality of all Christians in God’s eyes Charles Wesley (1707-88)

J.C. Lavater (1741-1801) - Physiognomy F.A. Mesmer (1734-1815) - Mesmerism Freemasonry

Philosophes – Enlightenment thinkers Increasing role of public opinion with rising literacy rate Proliferation of publications Censorship and its evasion

Paris as centre of the Enlightenment Salons, hosted by salonnières 1751-72 Publication of Encyclopédie, ed. Denis Diderot (1713-84)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) Artificial, corrupt nature of society Discourses on Arts and Sciences (1750) and Origin of Inequality (1755) The Social Contract (1762)

François-Marie Arouet, a.k.a. Voltaire (1694-1778) Advocate of tolerance 1727 Witnesses state funeral of Newton Friend of royalty, esp. Frederick II (the Great) of Prussia (r. 1740-86)