Paul Monheimer
Cultures 7
Febuary 10, 2015
Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was a time in from 1650-1780 when people began to emphasize reason, analysis, and individualism rather than authority. In this period people began to work together and abandon the old teachings, coming up with new ideas. Before this, most people who had new ideas were often exploited, and sometimes even imprisoned. With Philosophers Francis Bacon, Rene Descartes, and Isaac Newton in the lead, western math, science, and astronomy was never the same.
The Enlightenment gave way to plenty of books, essays, medicines, ideas, ways of doing science, and even wars! Yes, the American Revolution and the French Revolution were all formulated from ideas coming from the age of enlightenment. The Enlightenment affected the way the people think today because it showed that people should think of their own ideas, not only work within the pre-made systems. Here's a pretty cool link to a great resource if you want to continue reading more http://www.history.com/topics/enlightenment.
Sources: http://www.history.com/topics/enlightenment.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Enlightenment
Image Link: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Oer-Weimarer_Musenhof.jpg
Hi Pigeon Calls,
ReplyDeleteI thought your blog post was really interesting. I love your points about how the age of enlightenment caused a change that brought an age of deveoplement. I thought it was nice how you included the important point that before the age of enlightenment even if someone came up with a great invention that person might have been imprisoned. This is something that can be hard to believe today and I think it's paramount that you included that! In your opinion, what was the most important idea to come out of this age?
Best wishes,
Mark M.
Dear Pigeon Calls,
ReplyDeleteYour story was very interesting with many fact on how the age of enlightenment brought us a new era of everything. I am glad you included a link to more of the age of enlightenment because it is a very interesting topic. How much do you think the age of enlightenment shaped our lives today in the 21st century.
Hi Pigeon Calls,
ReplyDeleteThis is really interesting and It is really good that now days you can come up with your own theories and not be imprisoned. We have come along ways since then and I am happy we have changed. Do your think some ideas were lost because of the fact that people couldn't share there ideas?
-Advay k
Dear Will,
ReplyDeleteThis was a very interesting piece of writing. I was wondering why was astronomy was never the same?
Dear Pigeon Calls,
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting how information was censored back then, it seemed to slow down progression of invention and overall the advancement of society. Without the age of enlightenment do you think society would be the same today?
-Truman
Hey Will. This is a really cool topic! I think you did a great job describing it, you made me realize how important this really is to modern society. What is the picture in your post of? Why did The Age of Enlightenment cause wars, were people still against any theories or ways of doing things?
ReplyDeleteDear Will,
ReplyDeleteWhat a turning point in our history! How do think that people began thinking this way? What do you think would have happened if the enlightenment hadn't have happened.
-Audrey
Hi Pigeon Calls,
ReplyDeleteI like your blog post, and you did good describing what happened. I was wondering if you think that without the Age of Enlightenment would the world be the same today?
-Jane
Dear Will
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you were able to describe almost all of the important events in the age on enlightenment. In your opinion who was the most important philosopher in this age?
Kai
Dear Pigeon Calls,
ReplyDeleteI really like how you detail/describe the age of enlightenment. It sounds like it was an interesting time. Did the people with lots of power object to these new ways?
Lauren Mei
Hi Pigeon Calls,
ReplyDeleteI really liked how detailed you are with describing the age of enlightenment. I am curious in the age of enlightenment was it just ideas or were there inventions? If so what inventions?
Great job!
-Catie
Dear Pigeon Calls,
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you talked about the age of enlightenment and what happened in each event during the revolutions. I wanted to know where the idea or process of enlightenment came from?
Ellie
Dear Pigeon Calls,
ReplyDeleteI liked how you talked about the changing ideas of the people. I liked how you said that people began to emphasize reason, analysis, and individualism rather than authority. I was wondering if you would like to live during this time? Why or why not?
nice job!
-Emma
Dear Will,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading this post. I like how you talked about how people changed during the age of enlightenment. What do you think made people change?
Elise
Dear Will,
ReplyDeleteI liked how you talked about what happened as a result of the age of enlightenment instead of just what happened during it. My question is, how do historians define the beginning and end of the age of enlightenment?
-Ibrahim A
Hi Will,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your post because you described the age of enlightenment really well. I was wondering how you picked this idea?
Sincerely,
Ramya
Dear Will,
ReplyDeleteI liked the topic you chose. I was wondering how people really define what the age of enlightment is and whats not.
Thanks,
Jimmy
Hi Pigeon Calls,
ReplyDeleteI really liked how much details you included in your blog post. I think it's kind of crazy that if you had a different idea than the norm, then they might imprison you. I was wondering, how do you think the world would have changed if the Age of Enlightenment hadn't happened?