PPT-The Ayrshire Enlightenment

Introduction to Professor Kidds slide presentation At the inaugural meeting in December Professor Colin Kidd presented a paper based on these slides   The aim was to provide a context both for the religious milieu in Irvine and Greenock at the time Galt was growing up and how that came to inform some of his bestknown works. What was the Enlightenment?. The Enlightenment. A. philosophical movement of the 18th century (1700s), in which philosophers began to apply . reason. and the . scientific method . to all aspects of . 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 . Sapere. . Aude. !. Dare to know!. - Immanuel Kant (1784). One day, Bossuet. The next, Voltaire. Bishop . Bossuet, . Politics drawn from Holy Scripture . (late 17. th. c.). The grounds of . authority: God, Bible, King. - 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.. Enlightenment (Age of Reason). Enlightenment thinkers believed that human progress was possible through:. the application of scientific . knowledge. & . reason. to the issues of . law. & . 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 . Jonathan . Dewald. , . Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World. Peter Hamilton. , ‘The Enlightenment and the Birth of Social Science’. Chris Harman, . A People’s History of the World. The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening. Late 1600s-1700s: An intellectual movement known as the Enlightenment began in Europe. Later a religious movement known as the Great Awakening started in the Colonies . Dr. Charles Walton. History 172 – Modern France. Sapere. . Aude. !. Dare to know!. Immanuel . Kant (1784). Kant. Enlightenment is man’s release from self-incurred tutelage.. ‘One day, thinking like Bossuet. “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. . Tension & Revolution. Enlightenment. John Locke. Influence in America. Key Terms. Compact Theory. Deism. The Enlightenment. Intellectual movement where individuals applied rational/scientific thought to the world in which they . 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. 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…….