Mechanical philosophy

Mechanical philosophy is a kind of thinking that was used in the 1600s and 1700s. It explains the world by comparing it to a machine. It said that everything can be understood in terms of its parts – like the way a machine is made of small pieces that each do a different job. Mechanical philosophy said that the universe is like a big clock, which can be understood by breaking it down into its separate parts. So instead of looking for magical or religious explanations for things, mechanical philosophy looked for how different parts interacted with each other to create the world around us.