Rationalism (A Branch of Colonialism)

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Rationalism (A Branch of Colonialism) An Overview… 1700s (1750-early 1800s)

Reaction to Puritanism America’s answer to the emotionally driven paranoia of Puritanism Dangers of Theocracy Salem Witch Trials… Reason over superstition/self-perceptions/revelation/tradition/authority Fundamental religion Look to reason for answers rather than just god’s finger Age of Reason & Scientific Revolution Clock analogy Deists Religious belief founded on human reason/observations of natural world instead of the Bible Rejection of strict organized religious ruling body Some Deists believed in an absentee “Clockmaker” God who created the world and set it in motion & then completely withdrew from it Highly controversial…

Philosophies Building a true American character/identity - basic values on which American society was founded Rise of patriotism Encourage change/independence via reading/education (role of rhetoric/persuasion in shaping America) Revolutionary War Values/Morality through the individual Democratic Utopia (clearly, the Puritan vision was far from this…) Self-Reliance

Genre & Style Political pamphlets Travel writing: establishing America’s unique landscape Making it home (instead of England) Essays Speeches Fiction Rare Basic plots & characters finding American and individual identity Ornate writing style as example of discipline Promote independence Rhetoric (Persuasion): ethos, pathos, logos Thoughtful scientific writing

Authors: America’s Founding Fathers Ben Franklin Autobiography Farmer’s Almanac Thomas Paine Rights of Man Common Sense Patrick Henry “Speech to the Virginia Convention” (“Give me liberty, or give me death!”)