PPT-the enlightenment

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 1700s 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 . 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 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 . 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, . 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. Enlightenment (Age of Reason). Enlightenment thinkers believed that human progress was possible through:. the application of scientific . knowledge. & . reason. to the issues of . law. & . Social Studies for 9. th. E.G.B.. Teacher: Mauricio Torres. Pens to Inspire Revolution. “No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same species has the right to enjoy it as soon as he is in enjoyment of his reason” . 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 . Constructing a New Paradigm of Man and Society . Mr. Daniel Lazar. Lecture Outline . Operational Definition. The Road to Enlightenment. The State of Nature. Enlightened Governance. Enlightened. Economics. “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. . 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?. 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. AP Euro. Unit 4.1. I. The Scientific Revolution. Medieval view of the world. . 1. Primarily religious and theological. . 2. Political theory based on “divine right”. . 3. Society governed by Church views and practices. Enlightenment Thinkers Enlightenment Thinker . List his/her country and areas of interest underneath the name. Summarize… . 1. …each person’s philosophy/beliefs . 2. …how this philosopher influenced the creation of America and its government .