1. The Roots of Enlightenment

2. The Great Global Convergence
The Enlightenment
lasted from about
Welcome to the Enlightenment!

3. 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

4. Roots of Enlightenment Renaissance
Importance of the individual
Rediscovery of classical teaching
Woodcut 1513: Image copyright-free from Dover publications
Humanism

5. Roots of Enlightenment Reformation
Martin Luther challenged the Catholic Church’s authority and brought on the Protestant Reformation beginning in 1517.
German Bible:
Wang Yangming:
Sufi calligraphic engraving of Jesuits at Akbar’s court:
Emphasis on individual’s right to challenge authority

6. Roots of Enlightenment Scientific Revolution
Observation, logic, and reasoning
Questioning beliefs and ideas
You mean, I’m not the center of everything?!
Galileo facing the Roman Inquisition, a
painting by Cristiano Banti, 1857

7. 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?