Galileo Galilei February 15 1564 January 8 1642 Dialogue concerning the two chief world systems Nicolaus Copernicus building on work by Aristarchus of Samos 200 BC 16th century On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies ID: 437574
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Literature Suppressed on Religious GroundsSlide2
Galileo Galilei
February 15, 1564 - January 8, 1642
Dialogue concerning the two chief world systemsSlide3
Nicolaus Copernicus
(building on work by Aristarchus of Samos ~ 200 B.C.)
16th century
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly BodiesSlide4
Galileo Galilei
Dialogue concerning the two chief world systems
Dialogue between:
Salviati
- representing Galileo
Sagredo
- an intelligent layman
Simplicio
– an AristotelianSlide5
Galileo Galilei
Dialogue concerning the two chief world systems
Summoned before the Inquisition
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harged with teaching and defending the Copernican doctrine that holds that the Sun is at the center of the universe and that the earth moves (a doctrine that had been deemed heretical in 1616)
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rdered to kneel while his sentence was read
It was declared that he was “vehemently suspect of heresy”.
Galileo was made to recite and sign a formal abjurationSlide6
Galileo Galilei
Dialogue concerning the two chief world systems
“I have been judged vehemently suspect of heresy, that is, of having held and believed that the sun in the
centre
of the universe and immoveable, and that the earth is not at the center of same, and that it does move. Wishing however, to remove from the minds of your Eminences and all faithful Christians this vehement suspicion reasonably conceived against me, I abjure with a sincere heart and unfeigned faith, I curse and detest the said errors and heresies, and generally all and every error, heresy, and sect contrary to the Holy Catholic Church.”Slide7
Galileo Galilei
Dialogue concerning the two chief world systems
Sentenced to house arrest
Remained there the rest of his lifeSlide8
Ahmed Salman Rushdie
(a.k.a. Sir Salman Rushdie)
(born June 19, 1947, Bombay [now Mumbai], India
The Satanic Verses
Some adventures in the book depict a character modeled on the Prophet Muhammad
Ayatollah
Ruhollah
Khomeini of Iran condemned the book and issued a
fatwā
against Rushdie
Bounty offered to anyone who would execute RushdieSlide9
Malala Yousafzai
(born July 12, 1997, Mingora, Swat Valley, Pakistan)
spoke out publicly against the Taliban’s prohibition on the education of girls
When 11 years old gave speech at local press club: “How Dare the Taliban Take Away My Basic Right to Education?”
speech was publicized throughout Pakistan
Taliban shut down all girls’ schools in Swat and blew up more than 100 of themSlide10
Malala Yousafzai
(born July 12, 1997, Mingora, Swat Valley, Pakistan)
spoke out publicly against the Taliban’s prohibition on the education of girls
Became a blogger on BBC under an alias
Made television appearances
awarded Pakistan’s first National Youth Peace Prize in 2011
S
hot in the head by a Taliban gunman while she was
en
route home from school in 2012Slide11
Malala Yousafzai
(born July 12, 1997, Mingora, Swat Valley, Pakistan)
spoke out publicly against the Taliban’s prohibition on the education of girls
Taken to Britain for treatment
Survived the assassination attempt
Awarded United Nations Human Rights Prize in 2013
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (jointly with Kailash Satyarthi of India)Slide12
Hate speech?
Black’s Law Dictionary (17
th ed.)“Speech that carries no meaning other than the expression of hatred for some group, such as a particular race, esp. in circumstances where the communication is likely to provoke violence.”Slide13
Fighting words?
Black’s Law Dictionary (17
th ed.)Inflammatory speech that might not be protected by the First Amendment’s free-speech guarantee because it might incite a violent response.Inflammatory speech that is
pleadable
in mitigation – but not in defense – of a suit for assault
Nigeria Counts 100 Deaths Over Danish Caricatures
By LYDIA POLGREEN
The violence linked to anger over cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad has reignited old ethnic and political tensions between Nigeria's Muslims and Christians. (New York
Times February 24, 2006)Slide14
What do you think?