The Roots of Enlightenment 1650-1800
The Great Global Convergence The Enlightenment lasted from about 1650-1800. Welcome to the Enlightenment!
What was the Enlightenment? Attitude and method of thought. Enlightenment: A time when reason was used to find out truths about human beings! “Dare to Know” Immanuel Kant
Roots of Enlightenment Renaissance Importance of the individual Rediscovery of classical teaching Woodcut 1513: Image copyright-free from Dover publications Humanism
Roots of Enlightenment Reformation Martin Luther challenged the Catholic Church’s authority and brought on the Protestant Reformation beginning in 1517. German Bible: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lutherbibel.jpg Wang Yangming: http://www.wisdomportal.com/Enlightenment/WangYangMing.html Sufi calligraphic engraving of Jesuits at Akbar’s court: http://eapi.admu.edu.ph/jesuitica/india/photos/photo9.html Emphasis on individual’s right to challenge authority
Roots of Enlightenment Scientific Revolution Observation, logic, and reasoning Questioning beliefs and ideas You mean, I’m not the center of everything?! http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/galileo/galileotrial.jpg Galileo facing the Roman Inquisition, a painting by Cristiano Banti, 1857
What was the strongest influence on the Enlightenment? Wait until you see how it affects your life! The Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution all contributed with new ways of thinking and looking at things. How did the Enlightenment affect common citizens?