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    The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment Science tries to explain the world without reference to God or gods. It sees the world as an object‚ and tries to explain how it moves and interacts. Science is therefore distinct from technology which is a way of manipulating the world. Many cultures had technological knowledge‚ but scientific thinking was first developed in an extensive way by the Ancient Greeks. It was the Greeks thoughts which dominated Europe up until the Scientific Revolution

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    The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment were two historical events that shaped the thoughts of people and religion in America. The most important factor in both of these events is the common theme of reason behind the movements. The Great Awakening began about the 1930’s and reached its climax ten years later in 1740. What exactly was the Great Awakening? It was a wave of religion revivals sweeping through New England that increased conversions and church membership. The beginnings of the Great

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    reading “What Is Enlightenment?”‚ is written by Kant. Kant claims that man does not use their own enlightenment because there are other people with higher intelligence that can make the hard decisions for them and‚ that‚ the people listening will obey. Kant supports his claim that mankind does not utilize their enlightenment because they do not have freedom‚ they are lazy‚ and cannot escape their own nonage. Kant claims that humans‚ mainly man‚ cannot use their own enlightenment because they have

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    focus‚ the Renaissance concentrated increasingly on the present day‚ demonstrating a more secular philosophy. Humanism developed‚ making human beings‚ and not God‚ the center of attention. People not longer considered their lives solely as a preparation for the afterlife‚ but instead gave them actual value. The church’s authority fused with that of the state‚ resulting in a monopolized power greatly influenced by religion. The rejection of the secular spirit of the Italian Renaissance can be seen

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    What is Enlightenment‚ well it happened in the 18th century. It was a European movement in which thinkers such as John Locke‚ Thomas Hobbes‚ and others attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society. John Locke thought people could reason‚ therefore they had the ability to govern themselves. The Enlightenment started because people began to realize that they could think for themselves and that monarchy was not the type of government they wanted. This

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    During the Enlightenment‚ or The Age of Reason‚ there were many thinkers who made a huge difference in the world‚ changed how people thought about traditional authority‚ and helped them embraced the notion that humanity could be improved through rational changes. The Enlightenment was an era of new ideas and ways of thinking that gave rise to the expansion of a literate European society promoting economic improvement and political reform. Out of the many thinkers in this era‚ there are three that

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    Political Ideas of the Enlightenment Enlightenment has long been hailed as the foundation of modern Western political and intellectual culture. The authors of the American Declaration of Independence‚ the United States Bill of Rights and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen were motivated by Enlightenment principles. Important Political Enlightenment Thinkers John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704)‚ widely known as the Father of Liberalism was an English philosopher

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    Introduction Renaissance‚ literally‚ means rebirth; it is an era that began in 1400’s and ended in 1600 and its school of thought dramatically shifted from religious and mystical ideals to a focus to human interactions. It is worthy and important to understand the changes from the transition of musical period‚ because they mark and shape the music industry that stands now. For instance‚ opera was in its infancy when Giulio Caccini (1551-1681) started writing the first opera and now operas can be

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    and the Enlightenment Sabrina Stroud History 201 Professor Lewis March 5‚ 2013 The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment were both extremely influential times in American history‚ but they affected people in different ways. The Great Awakening focused more on spiritual changes that revolved around faith‚ whereas the Enlightenment emphasized on intellectual change and human reason. In my opinion‚ the Enlightenment was more

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    Enlightenment philosophes influenced current political structures by addressing new ideas that are still spread and acknowledged by citizens of every world government. Philosophes’ influences include the recognition of natural rights‚ for citizens‚ needed to be upheld by a government; the questioning of what government type addresses human nature‚ good or evil‚ efficiently; and the different life experiences or circumstances that cause different beliefs on the rights of citizens. The Enlightenment

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