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    happened in many countries and continents which changed the shape of the world today. The event that I believed changed the course of history in the world was the enlightenment. The enlightenment brought forth many new ideas that helped to transform the world in many positive ways by bringing in a new “Age of Reason”. The Enlightenment had many new conceptions and views throughout various nations‚ by putting and emphasis on science and natural law over religious authority. Some of these ideas were

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    brought up during the Enlightenment but some of the most popular were those made by Locke‚ Voltaire‚ and Rousseau. The ideas made by Locke and Voltaire still remain today‚ however the idea brought up by Rousseau is not as relevant to today’s world. Locke and Arouet’s ideas remain because they were successful in the past‚ and people today still believe their ideas to be true. People ultimately have higher power. Many philosophers existed during the time of the Enlightenment‚ but John Locke was one

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    The Enlightenment was a period with intellectual movement‚ and with big ideas come big change. During the later 17th and 18th century‚ the wise thinkers of the enlightenment improved their society by expanding the people’s freedom‚ liberty‚ rights‚ and equality. Specifically improving their government making‚ economic system‚ religion‚ and equality for all women. The four people to begin improving the society were philosophers John Locke‚ Voltaire‚ Adam Smith‚ and Mary Wollstonecraft. The world

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    Contemporary ethical theory begins with G. E. Moore (1873–1958). Moore opened up new issues for consideration and altered the focus of ethical discussion. Moore believed that the task of the ethical philosopher is to conduct a “general inquiry into what is good.”This seems reasonably straightforward‚ down to earth‚ and useful. If you know what good or goodness is‚ and if you know what things are good‚ then you also know what proper conduct is‚ right? This‚ at any rate‚ is what Moore maintained

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    Did you know that there was philosophers who tried to improve their society during the enlightenment period? One of the philosophers was John Locke‚ he wrote the “Second Treatise on Civil Government” in 1690 in England. Another philosopher was Voltaire‚ he wrote the “Letters Concerning the English Nation” on 1726 in Paris. The last philosopher I am going to tell you about is Mary Wollstonecraft‚ she wrote “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman” on 1792. The philosophers main idea was individual freedom

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    Write a critical evaluation of Britzman’s analysis of teacher education in Practice makes Practice. Britzman tells us that student teacher’s begin their teaching journey by constructing their own identity. Student teachers begin by making sense of their position. They try to find their niche in the teacher’s world whilst fitting in all the necessary ideals associated with the teacher. The first phase in learning to teach is difficult and places the student’s in a vulnerable position whereby they

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    Chapter 4: The Period of Enlightenment (1872-1898) Historical Background After 300 years of passivity under Spanish rule‚ the Filipino spirit reawakened when the 3 priests Gomez‚ Burgos and Zamora were guillotined without sufficient evidence of guilt. This occurred on the 17th of February. This was buttressed with the spirit of liberalism when the Philippines opened its doors to world trade and with the coming of a liberal leader in the person of Governor Carlos Maria de la Torre. The Spaniards

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    The Enlightenment is a turning point in European society. It challenged the church and it’s practices. New ideas‚ beliefs‚ and discoveries were becoming more common. There were many more philosophers‚ and other thinkers that helped create a better society for generations to come. Before the Enlightenment society was centered around the church. The church believed in original sin‚this means that when you were born you were born with sin. If you disagreed with the church you could get punished

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    John Locke was a philosopher and supporter of The Enlightenment whose philosophies served a crucial role in its formation‚ these ideologies fall into three major branches: epistemology‚ political philosophy‚ and religious toleration. The Enlightenment was a cultural movement that revolved around the use of reason and progress from the Scientific Revolution to address human problems. Epistemology supported inductive reasoning‚ a form of thinking in which one takes specific details and uses them to

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    Thales of Miletus He was the first philosopher of Ancient Greece and the founder of Western philosophy. Thales came from the seaport of Miletus. He was born around 620 BC who claimed that water is the fundamental nature of the world. He correctly predicted that there would be a solar eclise in 585 BC which was credited by Herodotus. He was also known as the first natural scientist and analytical philosopher in Western intellectual history. Aside from being a philosopher‚ Thales was also something of an

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