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Foundations of Modern Philosophy

  • All levels
  • 21 and older
  • $315
  • 247 West 37th St, New York, NY
  • 12 hours over 4 sessions

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  • $315
  • The Workmen's Circle @ 247 West 37th St 5th Fl, New York, NY 10018
  • 12 hours over 4 sessions
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What you'll learn in this philosophy class:

Long before the development of modern academic and scientific disciplines, the early modern scientific revolution was exemplified by “natural philosophers”—polymaths like Rene Descartes, Isaac Newton, Francis Bacon, and Thomas Hobbes who saw no clear distinction between philosophical, scientific, social, and other forms of inquiry. The scientific revolution, born partly from the insights they provided, was also a philosophical revolution, ushering in new ideas about the role of humanity in the natural world. From the inception of Greek philosophy, the scientific task of understanding and explaining “nature” had meant revealing the hidden system of interlinked functions and purposes that gave nature as a whole meaning and direction. In contrast, the natural philosophers proposed a radically different system in which nature was not merely to be understood, but mastered for the sake of human progress. What was the relationship between the scientific and philosophical foundations of the “scientific revolution”?

In this class, we will explore the development of early modern philosophy and its relation to scientific change. How and why did the very concept of what nature is undergo a fundamental alteration in this period? Did the scientific revolution essentially drive the modern philosophic revolution, or was the inverse true as well? We will be particularly interested in trying to understand the ways in which this modern philosophical re-founding of science influenced or even enabled the subsequent technological developments of the industrial revolution. Was the philosophical revolution essential to the development of what became capitalism? What role did philosophy play in the development of what sociologist Max Weber called the “disenchantment of the world,” fating us to live in “godless and prophetless times”? We’ll read selections from Descartes, Bacon, Hobbes, Newton, as well as the later probabilistic thinking of David Hume, in an attempt to better understand the philosophical foundations of scientific inquiry and the role the scientific revolution played in transforming philosophy and even society itself.

There *is* no physical Brooklyn Institute. We hold our classes all over (thus far) Brooklyn and Manhattan, in alternative spaces ranging from the back rooms of bars to bookstores to spaces in cultural centers, including the Center for Jewish History, the Goethe-Institut, and the Barnard Center for Research on Women. We can (and do) turn any space into a classroom. You will be notified of the exact location when you register for a class.



Instructors will contact students approximately one week prior to the first class with reading assignments and details about the course location.

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  • Upon request, we will refund less 5% cancellation fee of a course up until 6 business days before its start date.
  • Students who withdraw after that point but before the first class are entitled to 75% refund or full course credit.
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Can my mature 16-year-old son who is very interested in philosophy take this class?
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Hi! The school is happy to have a younger student in class -- though because they provide alcoholic drinks, they do ask that a parent or guardian be present as well. The parent or guardian needn't purchase a second enrollment -- the teenager's enrollment is sufficient for both. Hope this helps!
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Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research was established in 2011 in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Its mission is to extend liberal arts education and research far beyond the borders of the traditional university, supporting community education needs and opening up new possibilities for scholarship in the...

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