PPT-18th Century – The Enlightenment

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 . - Century Country House 5 March 2015, S ainsbury Wing Lecture Theatre, National Gallery, London CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 10.00 Registration 10.30 Welcome and Introduction : Nicholas Penny 10.45 Pane Modern France. Lecture 1. The Old Regime. Legacies of the Enlightenment. Religion and secularisation . Rationality versus political will; tolerance and universalism. Rise of the nation and nationalism. 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. . Mark Knights. Secular or religious Enlightenment?. Historiographical debate: . Carl Becker (. The Heavenly City of Eighteenth-Century Philosophers . 1932) asserted Enlightenment was akin to medieval Christianity. Modern France. Lecture 1. The Old Regime. Legacies of the Enlightenment. Religion and secularisation . Rationality versus political will; tolerance and universalism. Rise of the nation and nationalism. 1660-1800. Key Characteristics of time:. Scientific discovery and research--making sense of the world through science and the mind (rather than the soul). Hence, “The Enlightenment” and “Age of Reason” titles. The Enlightenment. . 1998 – To what extent did the Enlightenment express optimistic idea in the 18. th. century Europe? Illustrate your answer with references to specific individuals and their works.. Century Thought and Culture. Hallmarks of the Enlightenment. Notions of natural law and human reason. Combination of skepticism and confidence in the power of reason. The idea of progress, and that progress was underway. Became explicit in enlightenment thought. 1. . The Rural Context. For over 200 years people have left the countryside and fled to towns or overseas. There are many reasons for this including: . conditions became too intolerable . because they have been denied access to land or jobs . 1550-1800. . Chapter 8 in Text – . pages 128 to 147. Chapter 8 – Lesson 1. The Scientific Revolution. The Renaissance - . inspired spirit of _____________; discoveries of ________________ manuscripts led to the realization that ancient scholars often did not _______________; scholars began to question ideas that had been accepted for _____________ of years. MARIAN UNIVERSITYIndianapoliswwwmarianeduhighlights16601820William and Mary1776 Declaration of Independence 1815 Napoleon defeatedMARIAN UNIVERSITYIndianapoliswwwmarianeduREPRESENTATIVE LITERARY WORK Assistant Professor. Magadh. . Mahila. College. CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION. AGE OF ‘PROSE’ AND REASON. DIFFERENT NAMES AND REASONS. FAMOUS WRITER. DANIEL DEFOE. JONATHAN SWIFT. SAMUEL RICHERDSON. HENRY FIELDING. . (for MA English Semester III: Lecture 1). by. Sanjeev. . Vishwakarma. Assistant Professor. Department of English. Deen. . Dayal. . Upadhaya. Gorakhpur University. Acknowledgement. This presentation has been prepared after consulting various books on the Romanticism. It extensively quotes from the book . th. century . Chapter 19. preindustrial Europe . By the end of the 17. th. century, the economy of Europe was . agrarian. . . 80%+ of the population . The Open-Field System. :. Medieval system of farming that .