PHIL 235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, Age Of Enlightenment
10 Apr 2020
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Phil 235 biomedical ethics: enlightenment influence on ethics. Refers to a period between 1650 to 1800 ce. Period of progress of thinking: many examples: industrial revolution, american revolution, french revolution, modern science, the new era. Born in a group, in a certain language, people are starting to realize how different we are. We are aware of our past: historical conscience. People are questioning the validity of the scriptures. Religion is then affected because of the challenging of scriptures. The enlightenment thinkers believed that human reason has the power to find the truth and to live in accordance with this truth so there is no need of special revelation. The notion of responsibility: humans respond to their world. Have the courage to use your own understanding. (kant: foundation of ethics. Ethics: knowing and doing action that one believes will create positive results in one"s life: moral process (melchin) Is it what i thought was happening.
