PPT-The Enlightenment What was the Enlightenment?

The belief put forward by the philosophes that through the use of reason people and governments could solve every social political and economic problem faced by humanity Thomas Hobbes English 1588 1679. Lesson 3.2. Knight’s Charge. What is the difference between an Absolute Monarchy and a Limited Monarchy?. What were the two sides of the English civil war called?. Did people like King James I? Why or why not?. What exciting conclusion did philosophers reach during the Enlightenment?. . Reason. could be used to solve all human problems.. Thomas Hobbes. . •English thinker, wrote views of government in . Prof Mark Knights. Key questions. Why is it important for modernists to understand the Enlightenment? . What was its legacy and why is that legacy a controversial one? . Isms: liberalism, socialism, conservatism, romanticism, fascism, colonialism, . Text pages 518-525. World History Standard 13- Examine the intellectual, political, social, and economic factors that changed the world view of Europeans. . b. Identify the major ideas of the Enlightenment from the writings of Locke, Voltaire, and Rousseau and their relationship to politics & society. . - The Scientific Revolution. Rachel Nostrant & Kenneth King. The Enlightenment- The 5W’s. What: the intellectual movement of the 17. th. and 18. th. centuries marked by a celebration of the powers of the human reason, a keen interest in science, the promotion of religious toleration, desire to construct governments free of tyranny.. The Power of Ideas and Thought: 18. th. Century Salon. During the 16. th. and 17. th. century, European scientists used reason to discover laws of nature-. Copernicus, Galileo, Newton. In the early 1700’s Europeans began to wonder about reason, specifically, if people used reason to find laws that governed the physical world, why not use reason to discover natural laws- . Enlightenment. is man's emergence from his self-imposed . mental immaturity. . This immaturity is . the inability to use one's own understanding without another's guidance. . This immaturity is . self-imposed if its cause lies not in lack of understanding but in indecision and . Prof Mark Knights. Key questions. Why is it important for modernists to understand the Enlightenment? . What was its legacy and why is that legacy a controversial one? . Isms. : liberalism, socialism, . “The Enlightenment is a belief in the ability of the human mind and human enterprise to change the political, social, and economic framework of the world for the better”. Begins with Scientific Revolution; Questioning the world around. . What were the results of Renaissance thoughts and theories. Before the Revolution. All ideas of science came from the Greeks & Bible. With new inventions came new ideas. . The Scientific Revolution= people discovering new theories about science. Chapter 5 section 2. Define the terms below:. Censorship. Salon. Enlightened despot. Baroque. R. ococo. Enlightenment Ideas Spread . Read Setting the Scene on page 149 as well as the Global Connections section. VS. Two broad sets of ideas largely determined . the worldview . in 18th century America prior to the American Revolution.  While it is true that the Enlightenment more thoroughly influenced the Colonial elite, and the Great Awakening was most influential amongst common people, both found their nexus in America. Mrs. Short. Hilliard Davidson High School. World Studies. The Enlightenment. Enlightenment thinkers . believed all institutions should follow natural laws to produce the ideal society.. The . ideas of the Enlightenment . EQ: Why are current day Pop Stars most likely not members of The Illuminati?. Bellringer. # . 3/11/14. When you see these people what are the first five words that come to your mind?. Better Yet…….