The Enlightenment (1650-1800) (jan 4, 1650 – apr 4, 1800)
Description:
The Enlightenment, also called the Age of Reason.Rationalism (logic; reason as source of knowledge)
Empirism (knowledge comes through experience)
Criticism (critical thinking, argumentation)
Egalitarianism (everybody is born equal)
Deism (rejection of organized religion)
Starting point of the middle class:
Starting point of the middle class:
More people were literate
Good manners, restraint, self-control, and common sense
Appearances, formal style and elegance
Coffee houses, tea, chocolate
Advancement of ideals like:
Progress, tolerance, fraternity, constitutional government and separation of church and state.
The birth of democracy and liberalism
The French Revolution 1789-1799
The American Constitution 1789
Late 18th century:
By the end of the 18th century there is a return to emotion; focused upon instinct, feeling, imagination, and sometimes the sublime and mysterious.
The Romantics reacted against the value that the Enlightenment placed on science, reason, and technology.
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 4, 1650
apr 4, 1800
~ 150 years