Modern Western Civilization Lecture 8

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Modern Western CivilizationLecture 8

• Social Life
• and Intellectual Currents
• 1848-1914

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Themes

• Darwinism and urbanization brought more
  secularization to European society.
• Science was used to improve living conditions,
  technology, and the life span.

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Edwin Chadwick
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1882
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Louis Pasteur
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Joseph Lister
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Paris Exposition 1900
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• This handsome engraving embellished the
  membership certificate of the British carpenters
  union, one of the leading "new model unions" that
  represented skilled workers effectively after
  1850. The upper panel shows carpenters building
  the scaffolding for a great arch the lower panel
  captures the spirit of a busy workshop.

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• This group of British foremen is attending the
  International Exhibition in Paris in 1862. Their
  "Sunday best" includes the silk top hats and long
  morning coats of the propertied classes, but they
  definitely remain workers, the proud leaders of
  laboring people.

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Statement of a Prostitute

• Who conducted this interview? When and where was
  it published?
• Why did she become a prostitute? Why did she
  stay a prostitute? What other options did she
  try to pursue to avoid prostitution?
• What were the dangers associated with
  prostitution?
• Did anyone try to stop her from prostitution?

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Charles Darwin
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Darwin and Evolution

• Which academics influenced Darwin in his theory
  of evolution? How did they shape his views and
  theories?
• According to Darwin, what was Natural Selection
  and how did it work?
• What was the main point of The Descent of Man?
  Why was and is it so controversial? What
  evidence did he present to make that point?

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Herbert Spencer
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Emil Zola