PPT-SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION, THE ENLIGHTENMENT, & ENLIGHTENED DESPOTISM

AP Euro Unit 41 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. 6.5. PETS. Frederick the Great, Catherine the Great, Joseph II, enlightened despotism. Who are they?. Enlightened Despots . – absolute rulers who rule with the good of the people in mind. They still believed that people could not rule themselves. The Enlightened Despots. A group of rulers in central and eastern Europe. Favorable reaction to Enlightenment. Some freedom, but they’re still in charge. “Absolute rulers who used their power to bring about political and social change”. Egoism is a standard that focuses on self-interest. Decisions based on egoism provide the most favorable consequences for that party regardless of the consequence to other parties.. Types of egoism:. Chap 19, section 1 & 2. The Scientific Revolution marked the beginning of a dramatic shift in how people viewed the world. The medieval and early modern European outlook had been dominated by religion. As a result of this revolution, many came to see the world predominantly in secular and scientific ways. In the short term, the Scientific Revolution set the stage for the Enlightenment; its long-term repercussions can still be felt today.. 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. Enlightened Absolutism. Overview. Philosophes. believed in natural rights. Equality before the law. Freedom of religious worship. Freedom of speech and press. Right to assemble. Right to hold property. 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, . Frederick the Great, Catherine the Great, Joseph II, enlightened despotism. Evaluating . “. Enlightened Absolutism. ”. To what extent did Enlightenment ideas influence monarchs of the time?. Is . By: Irmarie Alvira & . Aja. Goode. AP World History. October 5, 2010. Age of Enlightenment. 1. Who: Philosophical rationalists René Descartes and Baruch Spinoza, political philosophers Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, and skeptical thinkers in France such as Pierre Bayle. : (Louis XIV of France). Despot. - a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power. An . Absolute Monarchy. . is . a king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society. . A.P. Euro. What is Enlightened Despotism?. . Enlightened despotism (or enlightened absolutism) is when an absolute monarch is influence by the Enlightenment and uses its principles to govern their people. . Scientific Revolution: 1500-1600’s. People began to make conclusions based on . experimentation. and . observation. , instead of merely accepting traditional ideas. . The Church felt threatened by this Revolution. . Lesson 4 . The Enlightenment . Learning Objectives. Describe how science led to the Enlightenment.. Explain the political philosophies of Hobbes, Locke, Voltaire, Montesquieu, and Rousseau.. Summarize the economic ideas of the physiocrats and Adam Smith.. Lesson #302. ENLIGHTENMENT. What WAS the Enlightenment. 1690-1789. Textbook Definition. : . a . European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. .