NeoClassical Period

Question 1

NeoClassical Major Themes

Answer 1

Enlightenment, Skepticism, Empiricism, Rationalism

Question 2

Skepticism

Answer 2

The philosophers wanted their thinking to be based on logic and not religion or prejudice. Key philosophers were Descartes and Hume.

Question 3

Rationalism

Answer 3

Human logic and reason is they key to knowledge and therefore social progress

Question 4

Empiricism

Answer 4

Basing ideas on observation and experimentation, Francis Bacon, father of the Scientific Method. Sir Isaac Newton soon followed

Question 5

Deism

Answer 5

The religious philosophy during the neoclassical period where God was the creator of the universe/world, but did not interfere with human affairs.

Question 6

Classicism

Answer 6

The neoclassical period adopted the greco-roman classical themes when it came to the visual arts

Question 7

Enlightenment Texts

Answer 7

French Encyclopedia, Declaration of Independence

Question 8

Diests

Answer 8

The deist God is a grand designer and creator, but he or she is not a close personal friend or consoler. Therefore, deists believe that prayer, ritual, and ceremony are not logical and have no value.