Science and Sentiment Lisa M. Lane

Shift in 17th c. world view empiricism (Bacon) + rationalism (Descartes) = science

empiricism (Bacon)

+

rationalism (Descartes)

=

science

cosmology Ptolemaic-Aristotelian System Galilean telescope http://boas3.bo.astro.it/dip/Museum/images/23s.jpg

Newtonian synthesis Diagram by Dr. Robert Hatch, U of Florida http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/images/basicIntellectualStrands.jpg

The Salon http://www.jimandellen.org/ellen/JFDeTroyReadingfromMoliere.jpg

From Science to Enlightenment: Voltaire and Rousseau reason control of nature enlightened monarchy emotion and intuition nature general will of the people

Sentimentalism Hogarth Before and After (1730-31) Tate Museum