HIST 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Physiocracy, Deism, Ahold
Document Summary
Wrote about protestant vs. christianity: talks about it in fanaticism". Throws protestant massacre under the bus (30,000+ killed for not going to mass) Once fanaticism has taken ahold it is almost impossible to get rid of: philosophy (education) is the only preventative method. Religion turns to poison in fanatics: can"t cure it with more religion, believe they are above. Says leaders of the church inflame violence. Voltaire is not a fan of organized religion: but is for religion toleration because he knew religion wasn"t going to disappear. Philosophes: thinkers of the enlightenment i. e. voltaire, diderot, rousseau. Concerned with the economy: economy has natural laws, land is the only source of wealth. Agriculture: all about supply and demand. Slowly lead into idea of personal liberty: i should be free to do what i want. Rousseau: new generation of philosophes (18th century) Wrote discourse in the origin of inequality". Asks question how can we be free?": liberty is not rational.
