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20 de ago. de 2010 · Enlightenment philosophy tends to stand in tension with established religion, insofar as the release from self-incurred immaturity in this age, daring to think for oneself, awakening one’s intellectual powers, generally requires opposing the role of established religion in directing thought and action.
The Enlightenment - Free download as Word Doc (.doc / .docx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. Notes on the Enlightenment period
The Enlightenment was both a movement and a state of mind. The term represents a phase in the intellectual history of Europe, but it also serves to define programs of reform in which influential literati, inspired by a common faith in the possibility of a better world, outlined specific targets for criticism and proposals for action.
The Enlightenment is the name given to a period of discovery and learning that flourished among Europeans and Americans from about 1680–1820, changing the way they viewed the world. This was also a time when Britain became a global power and grew wealthy. A significant part of that wealth came from Britain's colonial empire and its active ...
Genius was a quality of mind to be welcomed, but the creative process must also involve reflection, study and observation. Indeed, many Enlightenment thinkers shared the conviction that good art was largely, though not exclusively, the product of compliance with well-established rules derived from the classics and empirical reason.
The literature of the post-1700 period – to mark a distinction from the Restoration period of 1660–1700 – embodies many of the intellectual concerns of the Enlightenment. Reason, rationality, empiricism and scientism informed the thinking of many of the literary figures of the time. PROSE. Non-fiction. Features of 18th Century Non-fiction ...
