Unit 6:Intro Flashcards
What years did the romantic period occur?
1789-1832
What year did the Age of Revolution occur?
1688-1832
Adam Smith’s policy of “Laissaz Faire” advocated?
The role of noninterference in business by government
_______ was a major factor in the communication revolution in England
Steam
Steam was a major factor in the _____________ __________ in England.
Communication revolution
According to Kant’s philosophy of transcendentalism, which replaced deism?
God is said to be within both nature and mankind and is know as a World Spirit
Who said God is said to be within both nature and mankind and is know as a World Spirit?
Kant’s philosophy of transcendentalism
_______________ evaluates the goodness or badness of an action based on its production of happiness
Utilitarianism
What would Christians agree with Romantics about?
- Human reason has limitations
- Intuition has some validity
- The individual has value
How do Christians and Romantics differ on their concepts of God?
Christians recognize the deity of an eternal, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient God. The romantic transcendentalists consider God to be a World Spirit, coexistent within His creation, both mankind and nature.
What are the common elements in all areas of romantic thinking- political, philosophical, and artistic- is ?
Freedom from limits
Rousseau, the promoter of primitivism, believed?
That human misery was caused by sin not society
Who was the promoter of primitivism that believed human misery was caused not by sin but by society?
Rousseau
Rousseau believed what caused human misery?
Human misery was caused not by sin but by society
What are the characteristics of romantic poetry?
- The poet himself as the primary subject
- A highly individual perspective
- An awe inspiring atmosphere