enlightenment and age of reason Flashcards
Where did it carry from?
scientific world
Who are the two huge influences?
Newton and Locke
Why Newton?
Natural laws
Why Locke?
natural rights
What were enlightenment thinkingers skeptical of?
tradition
What is winning out over the ancients?
modern
What is age of reason less of??
supersition, magic
what was dying out?
witchcraft
What did ppl start fearing less of
devil/god
were they fairly optimistic about man?
yes!
What did people begin to tolerate more?
religion
what was people’s approach towards religion and other peoples religion
it was more a private than public conern
deism
god set up the world, set natural laws then left
What did people advocate for in terms of liberation
no control by church, monarch, nobles
although all of this shit is happening were some people still superstitious?
yes
