How Did They Affect The Baroque Era?

1. Discuss the philosophies of Descartes, Spinoza, and Leibnitz. How did they affect the Baroque era? Are there parts of their philosophies you agree with or disagree with? What are they? Why? The philosophy of Descartes was, “I think, therefore I am” and that God created us then left us alone. Spinoza believed that everything has a purpose and that “God and Nature” were the same. He explained that Freedom is the choice to say “Yes”, and understand why the results happen. Leibniz believed that our world was “the best of all possible worlds”. His question was, “Why does evil exist in a world created by a perfectly good God?” which was answered as Free will. If evil was removed, we would lose our free will, or free agency to choose for ourselves. Descartes, Spinoza and Leibnitz affected the Baroque era by their philosophy starting the age of Reason, which acknowledges the existence of God, but ignores His power. The philosophy turned man inwards for understanding instead of outwards toward God. I agree with Descartes in a sense …show more content…
Galileo looked within the solar system and discovered that everything rotates around it without exceptions. The invention of the microscope seems to be perfect for this era because I feel like it symbolizes that we need to take a close look at ourselves to become better people. Because of the Microscope, and taking a close look at ourselves, we discovered atoms and cells. We made huge strides in caring for ourselves because of all that we have learned about our bodies such as how the blood, arteries and veins work within us. Another characteristic of the age is that with all of these accomplishments, not much is said about God having his perfect plan in creating all of these things, or impressing these people for their scientific