GEOG 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Ruhollah Khomeini, Eurocentrism, Iron Age
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The rise of secularism- appeal to reason and the human mind as the end point of knowledge. 1861 public leaders of public opinion in ireland. 1865 history of the rise and influence of the spirit of rationalism in. Lecky has captured the spirit of times, the classics which showed the framework of the modern minds. Js mill where he sought to expand rational principles in the world of ethics. Karl marx- kapital- scientific materialism that darwin had done, saw a parallel with darwin thinking. These three books have an impact on modern society in 18th century. In 1867, mathew arnold, wrote a poem-with his creative mind. Lecky reviewed 200 years of western culture history an irreversible flow of enlighten rationality, marginalizing religious world views and theological accounts of the natural world. Like mathew, weber was unassured about the achievement. Weber can see some problem areas as social scientists.
