HIST 1011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Phytophthora Infestans, Nicolaus Zinzendorf, Pietism
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Enlightenment characterized by rejection of organized religion and deism. Yet the same period saw remarkable revival of religious expression and. There were other elements in society at the time other than the belief in trust in the human reason. Music achieved sublime heights in expression and religious belief. First part of 19c--romanticism in reaction to enlightenment. Development tied in a way to a redefinition of the world around us. Between 18c and 19c noticeable changes--think abt relationship to landscape--swiss alps and matterhorn magnificent domineering power to reduce human beings to insignificance in 19c--organic world. 18c looked at nature as describable and able to be scientifically represented--clockwork world. Slave trade, natural law, and inndividual rights. Criticized the portuguese in brazil and british in n america and. Slave trade began to be looked at weirdly bc they were in a society created by slaves but they were able to step back and create the practices.
