History 1401E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Massive Resistance, Urban Renewal, Toleration

• School: Western University
• Department: History
• Course: History 1401E
• Professor: Geoff Stewart

Document Summary

Tension between the enlightenment and christian teachings. The enlightenment is not the cause of the french revolution and others however it fueled the desire for change and gave people the key tools to shape the world how they wanted to. Old regime societies were not static, still bubbling with energy and discussions, a growing energy, which makes sense as it leads to enlightenment and the revolution. By the 2nd half of the 18th century a great number of thinkers were discussing the nature of power; trying to justify power. *always look at the years; there is an influence of their generation on their thinking. Best known for arguing the absolute need for a strong government to maintain order. Hobbes is providing a secular justification (in human terms, not in terms of. We agree to give up some of our rights and behave within limits and in return we get an orderly society.