HIST 1011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Political Philosophy, French Revolution, Noble Savage
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Will produce intellectual lense for which europe understands and frames rest of world. Intellectual and ideological justifications for imperialism, capitalism, and racism. Elements to consider: enlgihtenemnt understandings of history: converge on linear narrative, history is progressive in nature, simple>complex. Embedded in political philosophy and social discussion in history. Economic progressive history: karl marx: advent of secularism: deeply modern and new value of society. See how it emerges in enlightenment: eclipse of political moral and cultural authority and social/econ changes. Challenge to divine right of kings: execution of charles i in england. Posits reason and rationality as authority in conquest to religious divine authority. Seperation of political authority from religion; church and state seperate. Birth of the public sphere, politics in public sphere, religion/family in private: rise of science in its modern guise, form of knowledge emerges from. Drive to enforce order in natural world, asserting mans sovereignty over natural. The great chain of being: classification and order of humans.
