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40 Cards in this Set
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enlightenment
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applying scientific theory and modes of discovery to human affairs
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universality
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immutablity of natural law
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order
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the universe is structured in a rational order
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age of reason
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faith in human ability to understand the universe sice it is rational
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GCB
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the Aristotelian belief that all forms of bing exist on a hierarchical scale, in order of complexity
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neoclassicism
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teaches a lesson - 1660 - belief that classical age represents the height of mankind's achievements - moderation
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classical age
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greece and rome
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artificial
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perfected by man
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didacticism
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to teach or improve art - no need to be funny
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nicomachian ethics
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how to be virtuous
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golden mean of virtue (magnanimity)
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virtuous behavior is in the middle between extremes of actions
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aristotle
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the poetics
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verse epistle
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a letter in poetic form
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heroic couplet
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pairs of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter
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transcendant
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above and outside of nature
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didactic
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designed to instruct the reader
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platonic principle of plentitude
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belief that God created all possible things eactly as they should be
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philosophical optimism
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the concept that "this is the best of all possible worlds"
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plenitude
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nothing can be added or deleted
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immutable
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no being can move up or down, drop in or drop out
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satire
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art designed to correct men by making them laugh at thier folly
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3 Unities
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time, place, action
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neoclassicism - truth is known through reason - trust in ancient authorities - group is more important than the individual - society must be ordered and ranked - society is fixed (static) - moderation is a virtue - man must subdue nature - man must submit to what is
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romanticism - truth is known throught feelings - trust in personal experience - the individual is more important than the group - society and nature are egalitarian - society is dynamic (mobile) - exciss is desirable - man must imitate nature - man can change to make things better
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egalitarian
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not ranked - unprejudiced - equality of all humankind
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epistemology
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study of how we know what we know
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individualism
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acknowledging the self as the authority for good and truth and knowledge
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how do romantics feel about money and the pursuit of wealth?
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they mistrust money and the pursuit becuase it is not natural
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pantheism
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God is immanent present in everything
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benevolent
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it wants the best for its creatures
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wise passiveness
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not by aggressively chasing after ideas
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colloquial speech
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informal writing
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freedoms journal
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first national black newspaper published in NY
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appeal to the coloured citizens of the world
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david walker - to stir african consciousness - advocated resistance
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liberator
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abolitionist journal published by william lloyd garrison
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moral suasion
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seek change by persuadingpeople that slaveholding is moraly wrong
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the north star
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douglass' abolitionist newspaper
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13th amendment
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outlaws slavery
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14th amendment
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grants due process to all male citizens (makes african americans citizens)
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15th amendment
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extends suffrage to african americans
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19th amendment
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extends suffrage to women
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