HIST 121 Study Guide - Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Immanuel Kant, Empiricism
20 Aug 2013
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Context: influenced by hume"s empiricism and rousseau"s social contract, scientific movement away from the church. Summary: triumph of rationality, science, and freedom. Emphasis is placed upon understanding and clarity. Question knowledge and prejudice: dare to know. Release man from immaturity and obedience to guardians. Rule for the people, by the people. A true leader does not fear an active public. Value is placed upon individuals through their ability to reason independently and reach their own conclusions: revolutions are only a temporary solution to a larger problem. Context: influenced by cicero, locke, newton, and plato. Summary: natural law - does not consist of harming others or revelling in threat. Man likes/does harm for his own advantage, this may be so but people are also good and just, the bad seeds do not negate the good: on toleration - treat others with the respect you deserve, golden rule. Human law must be based upon natural law.
