Chapter 1 Flashcards
(11 cards)
Who was the ruler during the Interregnum Period in England?
Oliver Cromwell
What is the Enlightenment?
A philosophical movement started in the 1700s which emphasized human reason as the key way to know and interpret the world. (It put excessive trust in human reason, logic, and rationality as the source of significance, meaning, and truth instead of revelation.)
Who were the three Hanover kings of England during the 1700s? Which country did the first king originate from?
George 1, George 2, and George 3. George 1 came from Germany.
What is Empiricism?
The testing of things by the senses and by practice
The Enlightenment relied on Reason and Science and moved away from what?
It moved away from reliance on Revelation as the primary source of meaning, significance, authority, and truth.
Which Founding Father of the United States was influenced by the Enlightenment?
Thomas Jefferson
What was one of the examples of the development of science during this age?
Interest in creating tools which would allow more accurate navigation by sea and advancements in understanding human anatomy and electricity.
Who was the man who finally solved the issue of how to find longitude when sailing?
John Harrison. (He designed small clocks which could be carried to sea.)
What ancient heresy returned during the time of the Enlightenment? What does it teach?
Pelagianism reappeared during the Enlightenment, teaching that man is basically good, with his reason and will not really as fallen as Calvinism taught, and that man was only corrupted by society.
How does the Enlightenment overemphasize Nature’s laws?
It focuses so much on Nauture’s laws that is ignores God, denying that He intervenes in and sustains the world.
What infamous revolution in the 1700s came from deist influences?
the French Revolution
