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In our group (#3) we discussed the viewing guide for the "Name of the Rose." As done in class, we went over William of Baskerville's approach to figuring out the events. He used scientific reasoning and logic to come to his conclusions unlike other monks who chose to take the easy way out and go along with the Inquisitor's scapegoating. All of the deaths were a consequence of Jorge's need to hide books and manuscripts that provoke laughter and contain comedy. Jorge does this because the way of life at the monastery is based on authority. There is a chain of authority, the monks over the peasants, the power of the differnt ranks of the monks and the ultimate authority: god. This kind of authority uses fear to maintain the power structure. The question of why Jorge doesn't destroy Aristotle's manuscript along with numerous other books is puzzling. Our group thought that what the character of Jorge meant when he said sonething like "preserve knowledge, don't expand it" was a reason why he didn't destroy them. A question our group had about the differences between Medieval and modern views concerns the use of fear in religion to control people and how people live. This was abundantly present in the Medieval times, but in today's society, at least in America, it seems less of a threat. In fact, we do laugh at comical portrayals of "satan" or the "devil" and do not take it all of it seriously.

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: In our group (#3) we discussed the viewing guide for the "Name of the Rose." As done in class, we went over William of Baskerville's approach to figuring out the events. He used scientific reasoning and logic to come to his conclusions unlike other monks who chose to take the easy way out and go along with the Inquisitor's scapegoating. All of the deaths were a consequence of Jorge's need to hide books and manuscripts that provoke laughter and contain comedy. Jorge does this because the way of life at the monastery is based on authority. There is a chain of authority, the monks over the peasants, the power of the differnt ranks of the monks and the ultimate authority: god. This kind of authority uses fear to maintain the power structure. The question of why Jorge doesn't destroy Aristotle's manuscript along with numerous other books is puzzling. Our group thought that what the character of Jorge meant when he said sonething like "preserve knowledge, don't expand it" was a reason why he didn't destroy them. A question our group had about the differences between Medieval and modern views concerns the use of fear in religion to control people and how people live. This was abundantly present in the Medieval times, but in today's society, at least in America, it seems less of a threat. In fact, we do laugh at comical portrayals of "satan" or the "devil" and do not take it all of it seriously.

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