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Cavendish 1

Cavendish 1. “ Experimental Philosophy” (empiricism) : observing, studying, experimenting upon and knowing nature. Cartesian. Epicurean. Atomistic Mind-body integrated (coming back into vogue!) Nature as animate Mindfulness. Atomistic Mind/body Nature as a machine

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Cavendish 1

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  1. Cavendish 1

  2. “Experimental Philosophy” (empiricism): observing, studying, experimenting upon and knowingnature Cartesian Epicurean Atomistic Mind-body integrated (coming back into vogue!) Nature as animate Mindfulness Atomistic Mind/body Nature as a machine Nature as inanimate/”mindless” Cavendish’s “corporeal figurative motions”

  3. Empiricism not necessarily disembodied

  4. ..and not necessarily objective

  5. Visible Human Project

  6. Aristotle and Plato Platonic Metaphysical Ideals/copies Transcendence Aristotlean Organic – immanent “Things themselves” carry within them their own ideal forms

  7. Experimental Philosophy A move toward matter/nature as inorganic, malleable, controllable Non-animate…. But this as much a result of the charges against science as a kind of mysticism and witchcraft (alchemy etc)….

  8. Cavendish and animate/organic nature Poem: “A Dialogue Between an Oake, And A Man Cutting Him Down” Handout and pp. 258-263

  9. Tree’s argument to “simple be” is lost on the logger… Tree would only be spared if it could attain divine perfection… A human project for which the tree is not equipped

  10. Bacon and Cavendish Both Blazing World (1666) and New Atlantis (1627) Are “science fiction” utopias (dystopias) Bacon = first model society based on empirical science Cavendish = a counter-utopia; and a satire of Bacon

  11. Utopia ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and institutional aspects Nostalgia Perfection They can be alternative or resistant to technoscience or embrace the idea of perfection through technoscience…

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  13. Bacon “The Prolongation of Life. The Restitution of Youth in some Degree. The Retardation of Age. The Curing of Diseases counted Incurable. The Mitigation of Paine. More Easing and Less Loathsome Purgings. The Increasing of Strength and Activitie. The increasing of Ability to suffer Toruture or Paine.” The New Atlantis

  14. Cavendish “Not any particular state, kingdom or common wealth was contented with their own shares but endeavored to encroach upon their neighbors and that their greatest glory was in plunder and slaughter and yet their victories less than their expenses and their losses more than their gains, but their being over come in manner their utter ruine.” Blazing World

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