The Modern Mind
As the Renaissance opened the door for flourishing new art, architecture and writing, as did the Age of Enlightenment for new scientific thoughts and discoveries, and changing the long established way of social thinking. Individuals had begun to explore past their comfort zones, and turned their attention to science. It was a movement that moved away from religion and the Church, which long was the precursor for instruction on how to think and what to do. The past of European Christianity was spurned and rejected by those who have followed its ways for so long. The enlightenment was the start of Modern Secularism, and inspired the teachings and works of science of some of the most infamous enlightenment figures, such as Copernicus and Galileo. …show more content…
We are aware of the life and history changing results brought by the Enlightenment, and how the Church was rejected in hopes of learning new things and living and thinking more freely. What was the relationship between Church and Science before the enlightenment? The Catholic Church has been a dominant factor in matters of economy, social norms, monarchy and government, for the majority of history even before the Age of Enlightenment. It was perceived by people that what the Church said goes, no questions asked. The Church also was claimed to have restricted personal freedoms and negatively affected society, since it had a say in all these aspects. The Philosophes especially believed this true of religion, it would only restrict and limit them, and keep them from finding the truth and a stable, productive way of life. The thinkers of this enlightened time aimed to use scientific methods instead to solve issues in areas of government and society, but also to make new discoveries that would benefit human kind. These thinkers and others similar may not have
As the Renaissance opened the door for flourishing new art, architecture and writing, as did the Age of Enlightenment for new scientific thoughts and discoveries, and changing the long established way of social thinking. Individuals had begun to explore past their comfort zones, and turned their attention to science. It was a movement that moved away from religion and the Church, which long was the precursor for instruction on how to think and what to do. The past of European Christianity was spurned and rejected by those who have followed its ways for so long. The enlightenment was the start of Modern Secularism, and inspired the teachings and works of science of some of the most infamous enlightenment figures, such as Copernicus and Galileo. …show more content…
We are aware of the life and history changing results brought by the Enlightenment, and how the Church was rejected in hopes of learning new things and living and thinking more freely. What was the relationship between Church and Science before the enlightenment? The Catholic Church has been a dominant factor in matters of economy, social norms, monarchy and government, for the majority of history even before the Age of Enlightenment. It was perceived by people that what the Church said goes, no questions asked. The Church also was claimed to have restricted personal freedoms and negatively affected society, since it had a say in all these aspects. The Philosophes especially believed this true of religion, it would only restrict and limit them, and keep them from finding the truth and a stable, productive way of life. The thinkers of this enlightened time aimed to use scientific methods instead to solve issues in areas of government and society, but also to make new discoveries that would benefit human kind. These thinkers and others similar may not have