HIS109Y1 Lecture : the Early Enlightenment
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The victory of rationalism, one of the great revolutions of europe. What is the context of the revolution: change the collective conscious on the continent, relationship between man and nature and within community. Premise: the mind of mind is able to perceive the secrets of nature. Age of reason: beginning: discourse on method. Example of voltaire: style and value structure of the early age of reason: problems encountered. england: constitutional experiment, the powers within the state are checked and power of the king is limited and the power of the church cannot decide who is good and bad. wrote two books: letters on england and newton"s philosophy. you go by looking and experimenting rather than only thinking about it: principles of empiricism and his experiences, especially in comparison to france it was almost a paradise. voltaire made the english writings accessible to the rest of europe, by translating them into.
