The 18th Century: The Age of Enlightenment
"Whatever you do, crush the infamous thing, and love those who love you."
- Voltaire
"Whatever you do, crush the infamous thing, and love those who love you."
- Voltaire
CHAPTER 17: THE 18TH CENTURY- THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT
The Age of Enlightenment was an intellectual "awakening" that took place in the 18th century. It was the product of new ways of thinking, inspired first by the Scientific Revolution and the changing world of the industrial age. Intellectuals once again, as they had in the Renaissance and the Age of Science, began to question what was known to be true- this time about government, politics, religion, and humanity itself. Most prominent among these ideas was that the "human condition" cold be improved through science, education, philosophy, economic growth, and political reform. These changing attitudes will inspire revolutionary ideas that will change the world and usher in the modern age. Indeed, the age of revolutions, including North America, France, Latin America, and the whole of Europe, will catch the revolutionary fever that is the product of intellectual enlightenment.
The Age of Enlightenment was an intellectual "awakening" that took place in the 18th century. It was the product of new ways of thinking, inspired first by the Scientific Revolution and the changing world of the industrial age. Intellectuals once again, as they had in the Renaissance and the Age of Science, began to question what was known to be true- this time about government, politics, religion, and humanity itself. Most prominent among these ideas was that the "human condition" cold be improved through science, education, philosophy, economic growth, and political reform. These changing attitudes will inspire revolutionary ideas that will change the world and usher in the modern age. Indeed, the age of revolutions, including North America, France, Latin America, and the whole of Europe, will catch the revolutionary fever that is the product of intellectual enlightenment.
Click below for the Chapter 17 Enlightenment Lecture Slides
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Click below for the Chapter 17 Primary Source Reading Packet
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Click below for the list of Ch. 17 IDs
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Chapter 17 - RCQ
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OLD Ch 9 Kagan lecture slides
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COFFEE!!! Why is this popular beverage instrumental in the Enlightenment? Watch and find out.
VOLTAIRE: GENIUS, POET, WITTY COMEDIAN. A MAN BEFORE HIS TIME.
See the pdf file below to read Voltaire's essay on religion from his Philosophical Dictionary. Click here to watch a short video on the legacy of Voltaire's Candide.
See the pdf file below to read Voltaire's essay on religion from his Philosophical Dictionary. Click here to watch a short video on the legacy of Voltaire's Candide.
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THE LOST WORLD OF LONDON'S COFFEE HOUSE CULTURE
While elite salons may have been the place to be for enlightenment in Paris, things were a bit different in London. There, the working class mixed freely with the upper classes to discuss politics and drink the latest craze- coffee. Click here for a look at London's coffeehouses, and why they changed.
While elite salons may have been the place to be for enlightenment in Paris, things were a bit different in London. There, the working class mixed freely with the upper classes to discuss politics and drink the latest craze- coffee. Click here for a look at London's coffeehouses, and why they changed.