PPT-Rationalism The Age of Reason, or Enlightenment, began in Europe with the philosophers

th and 18 th centuries who called themselves rationalists Rationalism the belief that human beings can arrive at truth by using reason rather than by relying on the authority of the past on religious faith or on intuition. 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. 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, . 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- . Rationalism. Rationalism. – . the belief that human beings can arrive at truth by using . reason. , rather than by relying on the authority of the past, on religious faith, or intuition.. REASON! . 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. 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. 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 17. th. Century. The Age of Reason, Enlightenment, and . Scientific Revolution. 2. The Enlightenment – The Age of Reason. “The political history of the Western world since the 18th century has been dominated by the notion of individual rights.”. Next to each statement, write:. SA. if you Strongly Agree. A. if you Agree. D. if you Disagree. SD. if you Strongly Disagree. The Enlightenment. 1651-1794. Enlightenment. A European intellectual movement . UNIT 2: A GROWING NATION. Essential Question: . How . do writers convey the essence of freedom?  How has the concept of freedom evolved over time? . WHAT NOW?. -. Puritan New England lasted from about 1630-1720. There were three things that needed to happen for that society to exist:. Thomas Hobbes. Leviathan. all humans were naturally selfish and wicked.. Idea of social contract. People give up their rights to a strong ruler in exchange for law and order. His idea of a perfect government was what then?. Knights. Two lectures. 1: What was the Enlightenment? What did it think it was challenging? What was its scope? What aspects of life did it want to shape or influence? So, . how the Enlightenment saw itself. To what extent did the Enlightenment express. . optimistic ideas in the 18. th. century Europe?. Age of Reason. period between the publication of Newton’s ideas in 1687 and the death of Louis XIV in 1715.. 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…….