HISTORY 21B Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Moses Mendelssohn, Immanuel Kant, Relativism
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In the 1690s, global weather took another severe dip. But the crisis of mid-century was not repeated. The qing dynasty in china was consolidating and extending. France - the apogee of louis xiv"s power. Extension of european empires in asia and americas. Ottoman empire - despite the defeat of 1683, the empire remained largely stable. Peaceful transfer of power in england until 1701. What is enlightenment ? clergy be involved in marriages . Answered the question raised in a newspaper. Curiously the actual question was only in a footnote to the question should the. First answer was from the german jewish philosopher moses mendelssohn. German aufklarung was part of a specific idealist philosophical tradition. English translators had difficulty finding a word for it until the late 19th century. We start from a definition of enlightenment then see if we can. A question: find a similar phenomena in other parts of the world.
