- There are two tasks in this assignment:
- Task #1. Read these two letters from the astronomer Galileo to his colleague, Johannes Kepler and:
- Write 1 paragraph that describes your opinion of Galileo's personality. Your paragraph should discuss what kind of person he seems to be.
- Some prompting questions may be, 'what is his temperament?' 'What about his writer's tone of voice makes him seem to be likable (or unlikable)?' 'Point to something in the letter that would lead you to believe that this Is or isn't the kind of person you would hang out with in your free time.'
Here are Galileo's Letter's- http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/galileo/letterkepler.html
- http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/galileo/lettergalileokeplar1610.html
Here is John Locke's 2nd Treatise (Sparknotes summary)
Task 1.)
ReplyDeleteI don't think Galileo is the type of person most people today would want to be around. He has this snooty personality that makes him seem like hes too sophisticated for him be hang out, that other are like peasents compared to him personality. When he said, "Like you, I accepted the Copernicun position several years ago and discovered from thence the causes of many natural effects which are doubtless inexplicable by the current theories.", it just seems like he's the type of person that has to be right about everything.
Task 2.)
People join a society to that their estates, property, and family may be protected. In order to join these societies people must give up some natural laws so that they can be protected under the societies common law, where therer are people to enforce those laws.