IDSB06H3 Lecture 3: IDSB06 Lecture 3.pdf
21 Apr 2012
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Afghanistant and the rise of state- rn schools. Shift from traditional values --> state (becoming modern) Shift from private to public control of education. Religion (and its decay with onset of public schools) Point: development is not a neutral, apolitical process. Enlightenment (age of reason): 17th and beginning of 18th century (until french revolution) Familiar philosophers such as kant, locke, voltaire were writing about the context of europe in that period (considered deeply restricted). The kings received the divine right to rule, the church was a source of authority, and resistance to dominant institutions would lead to condemnation (deep morality can only be articulated and understood through the church). Nobility were the only ones living a good life because stratification was not static. Reason and logic became the way to empower the individual (and then society). Human beings became the masters of the universe. God can be understood through our mental faculties.
