Humanities Quiz 4

What is Francis Bacon

Protestant Philosopher

What did Francis Bacon write

A book called “Novus Organum”

“Novus Organum” is a response to

Aristotle’s Organum

What is discussed in “Novus Organum”

The 4 idols for primary hindrance to studying nature

What are the 4 idols

Idols of the tribe, Idols of the Cave, Idols of the Marketplace, and Idols of the Theatre

What 2 names appear in political theory in 1600’s

John Locke and Thomas Hobbes

What does Locke discuss

People could govern themselves with the idea of social contract, allowing for a way to compromise and live in agreement

What did Hobbes discuss

People need to be governed because social contract doesn’t work and because “All human action is inherently selfishly motivated”

What happens in Europe late 1600’s

Western European expansion around the world, also known as the “Spread of the white man”

What is the time period for the Age of Reason

1700 - 1789

What are the sub periods of the Age of Reason

The Rococo and Enlightenment

The Rococo period is an extension of

Aristocracy from Baroque

What happens to the rich in the Rococo

The rich became wealthy, wealthy = elitism

What happens to art during the Rococo period

All art is about rich/wealthy themes, lives, etc