Define the enlightenment and expand on some of the great philosophical ideas of the enlightenment.
What is the social contract? The age of reason rises out of the bloody religious wars of the previous century. The belief was that with rational thinking and logic all the ills of society could be resolved. Why are these ideas becoming more prevalent in society?
How and why would you define this movement as a reaction to the Enlightenment? Why do you believe the “Romantics” searched for a connection with the natural world? What parallels could you connect to our experience today?
