enlightened science
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I. BackgroundII. LinnaeusIII. DiderotIV. Science in the Public Sphere
Affects of the Sci. Rev
Baconian Nature
Natural History
Natural History involved the observation, study, and classification of the natural world. It encompassed the fields of paleontology, botany, zoology, and geology
Carl von Linné
Classification
How to classify
Systema Naturae
Denis Diderot
Encyclopédie
Encyclopedia Francais
What is the purpose of these? Cataloging of knowledge Knowledge as empirical listing of facts To “know” something, you must know
everything about it Class element:
Science as Performance
Science in the Public Sphere Science exits the private sphere of
institutions and houses of the well to do Becomes a symbol of the age By revolution in France, and early 19th C in
Britain, public science demonstrations for larger audience
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