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| Why was France such a hotbed for philosophical thought during the Enlightenment? |
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*Most philosophes were French
*People were easily influenced
*More restrictions were made, causing people to want to break them |
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| Explain the theory set forth in the essay, Essay Concerning Human Understanding. |
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| It was a new theory about how humans form/learn their ideas. |
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| In what ways did the philosophes sidestep the government and church’s during the Enlightenment? |
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| They used pen names and satires. |
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| What is the difference between a reformer and a revolutionary? |
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| A reformer re-forms something. A revolutionary they break away from something or rise against. |
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| In the rich diversity of the Enlightenment, three central concepts stood out. Discuss the three concepts in depth. Be sure to incorporate the term social science into your answer. |
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The three ideas of the Enlightenment period were:
1) Reason - The idea of committing everything to rational examination
2) Scientific method - Apply to everything
3)Progress - The idea of improving society via education and humanitarism |
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| A very real crisis in European thought was evident at the end of the 17th century. Discuss at least three of the four uncertainties or dissatisfactions during this time in depth. Be sure to explain absolute vs. relative truth. |
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| Absolute vs. relative truth |
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| Revolutionary vs. reformer |
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| A person who believes that God is just a clockmaker. They believe that God created the Earth but then stepped away to let it run on it's own. |
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Skeptic
Made complex information understandable |
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| Major idea: all knowledge is direived form expierence. People have antural rights. |
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Pesrian letters.
Founder of political scince.
Compared the forms of governemnt.
Created checks and balances. |
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Reformer; believed in zero absolute truths. Promoted an increase in tolerance.
Deist.
I may not agree with what you say, but I'd die for your right to say it. |
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