Ontology of Man, Seen by Different Philosophers

Ever consider what came out of the printing press when it became a big impact for people?

Once the nature of Adam’s sin is understood to be his refusal to suffer out of love

An omnibenevolent God created a man with the capacity to sin; as Augustine has addressed, the evil in man resides from his will. Augustine, however, does not address how evil stems also from the human nature of temptation that was a consequence of the original fall from Eden. Augustine touches on this theme when accounting for the origins of his sin, but he never fully declares it. “I loved to excuse my soul,” Augustine begins, “and to accuse something else inside me (I knew not what) but which was not I. But, assuredly, it was I, and it was my impiety that had divided me against myself” (62). Here, Augustine admits to denying his own human nature to sin, and blames it on something beyond his will, such as a result of creation. Bonner,

By the sixteenth century, the trials of the medieval world had faded. Western Europe was in the middle of what is deemed the Renaissance, a time of philosophical and theological regeneration. The invention of the printing press in 1450 by Johann Gutenburg allowed knowledge to be spread and read quickly and easily. Literacy rates increased, and soon after, many began to question the Roman Catholic church’s positions and stances on theology. The first to question was Desiderius Erasmus, who wished

44. The wide availability of reading material in colonial America was the result of the spread of printing technology.

Author, J. Baldius firm in William of Ockham, created an advertisement expressing the way scribes, people who make copies of documents, hand wrote before the Printing Press was created.(Doc 1) Prior to the Printing Press, people hand wrote books and drew illustrations that took many years to complete.When the creation of the moveable type took place, it allowed for people to create books at a much faster rate and it enabled for more jobs to be available. Moreover, the development of this invention spread all across Europe between the years of 1471 and 1500. In maps displaying the spread of the Printing Press from 1471 and 1500, the location from where they started were mainly in Germany, Netherlands, and Italy.(Doc 2) In 1500, there were nine times more printing press’ then there were in 1471 and in that year there was one printing press in every major city. The popularity of the printing press spreads knowledge throughout Europe and makes people realize that this invention was not only a necessity, but it was not even counted as a luxury. The development of the printing press was the most important of all the consequences because although it was the beginning, it sparked a new and easier way for people to spread their knowledge and ideas quickly but

The printing press was a very useful creation that helped influence many parts of history. In early European history there were two sides to the advancement of the printing press known as The Reformation and The Exploration. With the Reformation comes three documents: A, B, and C which outline the importance of spreading Protestant religion through the printing press. The Exploration comes with two documents: D and E which implements the printing press by documenting Christopher Columbus’ discoveries. When it comes to debating which side was the most important consequence of the printing press, many have differing views.

The printing press revolutionized the world as people now know it. Since kids humans have learned through books, and documents. But what if they would never have them? Would humanity still be illiterate and isolated, just focusing on religion?. The printing press was created by Johannes Gutenberg in 1450 giving people more books to read, the alphabet, and religion with the bibles he printed, making a huge jump on people's education. Even though the printing press was really influential in exploration times, it was more influential in the reformation era.

Since the invention of the printing press the world has advanced in a myriad of ways. The most important consequence of the printing press was reformation. The printing press was one of the first machines to print books. “In 1455 Gutenberg printed 180 bibles, each of them over 1800 pages long”. (Background essay). It allowed more books to be made and more people to learn how to read and write. As stated in the background essay “his invention came as a milestone event in the evolution of human communication”. The printing press influenced many time periods in its time, but the most important was its effect on the reformation of the Renaissance.

    The printing press inspired the most change in society between the 1300’s and 1700’s when it helped spread religion, scientific ideas, and literature. Before Johannes Gutenberg's great invention in 1456, books and documents had to be hand written. Printing 600 pages a day seemed like the impossible. In 1456 there was 1 printing press, then by 1500 there were 250. If it wasn't for the printing press everything would've stayed in slow motion.

As André Gide once said, “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” During the mid-1400s in Europe, German inventor Johannes Gutenberg created the printing press, a machine that revolutionized the way ideas spread. The printing press quickened the production of books, speeding up the spread of information from one place to another; it also educated people in the areas of reading and writing. However, the two main consequences of the printing press were the Exploration and the Protestant Reformation. Although the Reformation was substantially impacted by the printing press, exploration was a greater consequence of the printing press because it sparked interest in exploration in the European citizens,

vi. Saint Aquinas attempted to explain God as the first mover, and that all things followed after God’s initial cause. But also, It was Adam the first man, who chose to bring sin into the world, God did not cause that to be, and neither did anything outside of Adam, and therefore it was Adam’s self determinant choice to sin against the laws of God.

The Question of Morality - Mankind was created good, but sin entered the world through Adam according to

Johannes Gutenberg invented the first movable-printing press in the fifteenth century. The printing press affected Europe’s political, cultural, economic, and social development in the centuries that followed. According to Reader, “The eighteenth century saw a rapid expansion in the publication of books, periodicals, and pamphlets, which allowed wide dissemination of these new ideas, and with that, the early stages of public opinion” (24). The availability of paper and spreading of books, allowed various classes of people, many of whom had not previously been exposed to books, to read and interpret different ideas and publication. Access to different points of views caused tension between those in power and the lower classes. One specific example was the access to the Bible, which led to the lower classes questioning the foundations of the Church. In addition, the spread of ideas and power to publish their individual thoughts led to Enlightenment thinking and increased individualism. The idea that people should learn from their own experiences and learn to challenge what they are taught and search for real facts, made living in Europe with an educated, self-governing public possible.

What would the world be without books, magazines, and newspapers in printed forms? How would this impact readers of various ages? How would this impact populations in our culture without access to computers or the Internet? In my opinion, these are great discussion questions. I would like to take few minutes to take you on a journey back through time before I answer the question. I am in my mid-40s. In a month, my grandfather will celebrate his 100th birthday. I remember playing with his mother as a child who passed away at the age of 108. My mother, who is his daughter, is 72 years old. Two of my children are in their 20s, and my youngest is 12. I often ask my family members what was the most important invention or innovation of their lifetime. My great-grandmother chose the airplane and air travel. Puerto Rico did not have a radio signal until after 1922, and commercial television until 1952 ("Puerto Rico"). My grandfather choice is the radio, and my mother is the television. At this point, my oldest two kids would say the same. I used my family as an example of how each generation becomes accustomed and cannot do without the convenience new invention brought to their lives, except for my great-grandmother who never left Puerto Rico. My choice is the computer and the internet. I see the transitioning of print media forms to digital as another significant invention of our times. I remember the days I had to go to the library to do research for a paper. Now, I do the