PPT-18 th Century Age of the Enlightenment

Part II Ch 17 Part II Enlightened Absolutism Frederick the Great of Prussia Catherine The Great of Russia Joseph II of Austria Enlightened Absolutist Absolutists in the 18 th century attempted to apply the principles of the Enlightenment in their kingdoms. 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. . Enlightenment (Age of Reason). Enlightenment thinkers believed that human progress was possible through:. the application of scientific . knowledge. & . reason. to the issues of . law. & . 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 . 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. 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 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. . Part 1. Enlightenment. Can Christians accept the Enlightenment, steeped as it was in Deism and denial of Christian tenants? . Should . we use our minds at all if we are fallen creatures incapable of achieving salvation at all? . “. To improve the knowledge of . naturall. things, and all useful Arts, Manufactures, Mechanic practices, Engines and Inventions by Experiment. .”. Robert Hooke (1635-1703). Early History of Science and the Scientific Revolution. 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 . 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. 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……. 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.