https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6 A collection of our favorite enlightenment thinkers en-us 2023-10-12 17:57:21 UTC 2023-10-21 02:03:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f913.png michelinstudios https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2744088220 2023-10-12 18:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2744088220 michelinstudios https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2744088804 Born in 1706, Emilie du Chatelet was a French mathematician, physicist, and natural philosopher of the Enlightenment period. Her most notable achievement was her groundbreaking translation and commentary of Sir Isaac Newton's Principle Mathematica. ]]> 2023-10-12 18:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2744088804 pfacino https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2744094772 Margaret Cavendish was a poet, philosopher, and fiction writer. Her work displayed an early form of naturalism that is used by current day philosophers and scientists. Her work also precedes the views of Hobbes and Hume. A sum of her works would be the baseline for modern day philosophy.]]> 2023-10-12 18:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2744094772 michelinstudios https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2749367300 Emilie was a prominent host of salons, where she invited leading philosophers, scientists, and writers of her time to engage in discussions among philosophy. These salons became an important part of the Enlightenment, fostering new ideas of thought and exchanging ideas, as well as contributing to the spread of knowledge for women.]]> 2023-10-16 18:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2749367300 michelinstudios https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2749378333 Du Chatelet's translation and commentary on Sir Isaac Newton's Principal Mathematica was her most notable achievement that made one of Newton's famous works accessible to the French audience of the Enlightenment. Her commentary and translation had clarified Newton's work and had also added her own insights, making the book a comprehensive reference for the future generation. This played a crucial role in the dissemination of Newtonian physics in France and greatly contributed to it's acceptance and understanding in the country]]> 2023-10-16 18:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2749378333 pfacino https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2749381077 The Blazing-World is a book made by Margaret Cavendish that tells the story of a tyrannical ruler who finds out about the blazing world. The empress learns that the people of the blazing world speak the same language, follow the same religion, and also follow the same ruler. The empress then defends her country from war. This book is very important as one of the books being read by impactful enlightenment thinkers. ]]> 2023-10-16 18:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2749381077 michelinstudios https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2756561542 https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/emilie-du-chatelet/

https://scientificwomen.net/women/du_chatelet-emilie-25]]> 2023-10-20 17:41:03 UTC https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2756561542 michelinstudios https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2756573888 Another of Emilie's contributions to the science of the Enlightenment is her concept of energy and energy conservation, which states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can only be transformed from one form to another. Du Chatelet argued that energy is a quantity that is conserved in all physical processes, and recognized that energy could exist in different forms. ]]> 2023-10-20 17:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2756573888 pfacino https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2756611492 Materialism is the belief that all matter is physical and not spiritual nor any other form but physical. Cavendish was a believer of this philosophy and even writes about it in her books. She uses materialist belief to argue atomism. Though she adopted some atomist belief of matter and nature in her books. She also argues Aristotelianism belief in philosophical and physical opinions in 1655.]]> 2023-10-20 18:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2756611492 pfacino https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2756615877 Cavendish's view on god is very puzzling. Though Cavendish is a materialist she claims orthodoxy and Anglicanism. But this does not mean she believes in God. Cavendish actually questions his existence in Further Observations she states God is incomprehensible, and above nature: but inasmuch as can be known, to wit, his being. It is still very uncertain if she believes in god or not.]]> 2023-10-20 18:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2756615877 pfacino https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2756830208 Benjamin Franklin was one of the founding fathers of America and a main contributor to the enlightenment. Franklin tried to prove many religious belief through experimentation. Franklin also believed in democracy as the best form of government. Franklin Spearheaded Scientific thinking and reason in the Enlightenment.]]> 2023-10-21 01:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2756830208 pfacino https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2756832969 Franklin was very bright in engineering so he invented many things. He found a way to harness electricity as a power source through his metal rod. He also made bifocals to help see things better which he used himself. Franklin stoves were fireplaces but many times better. He's made so many inventions and has been one of the main people to lead us to the industrial revolution.]]> 2023-10-21 02:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/michelinstudios/jnoncbcgdqly97d6/wish/2756832969