Advancement in Society-Discovery and Enlightenment
What brought about the changes in our world that we see today? How did we change from people whose main goal in life was just trying to survive, into people who wanted to gain a better understanding of the world they lived in? Well, it all started in the 1400s when the European nations began to explore the world. This event was known as The Age of Exploration and Discovery, it marked the beginning of human advancement. Another major event coming nearly a century after, taking humans to an even greater height and sparking the scientific revolution was an event known as The Age of Enlightenment. These two events can be attributed to the evolution of humanity.
The Age of Exploration and Discovery expanded our view of the world. It opened up the secluded image of the world that many people had become accustomed to. To the Far East and India, we discovered lands that were thought to never exist. So what sparked this rapid …show more content…
With their newfound prowess in science and philosophy, humankind began to examine the world through reason rather than religious faith (III, Frank B. Chavez.). This sparked an era known as The Age of Enlightenment. Leading this new intellectual era were people such as Isaac Newton, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Denis Diderot, and Jean Jacques Rousseau (III, Frank B. Chavez.). Though this new way of thinking changed the world there were several enlightenment thinkers who disagreed on the impact science had on everyday life. One such disagreement was the one between Francis Bacon, who praised the scientific progress and saw it as beneficial to the prosperity and liberty of the people and Rene Descartes, who saw science as a contributor to the creation of technology for violence (Perry, 237-238). Conflicts Such as these were what brought about the scientific age we know today. One in which there are limits to what we can pursue in the name of
What brought about the changes in our world that we see today? How did we change from people whose main goal in life was just trying to survive, into people who wanted to gain a better understanding of the world they lived in? Well, it all started in the 1400s when the European nations began to explore the world. This event was known as The Age of Exploration and Discovery, it marked the beginning of human advancement. Another major event coming nearly a century after, taking humans to an even greater height and sparking the scientific revolution was an event known as The Age of Enlightenment. These two events can be attributed to the evolution of humanity.
The Age of Exploration and Discovery expanded our view of the world. It opened up the secluded image of the world that many people had become accustomed to. To the Far East and India, we discovered lands that were thought to never exist. So what sparked this rapid …show more content…
With their newfound prowess in science and philosophy, humankind began to examine the world through reason rather than religious faith (III, Frank B. Chavez.). This sparked an era known as The Age of Enlightenment. Leading this new intellectual era were people such as Isaac Newton, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Denis Diderot, and Jean Jacques Rousseau (III, Frank B. Chavez.). Though this new way of thinking changed the world there were several enlightenment thinkers who disagreed on the impact science had on everyday life. One such disagreement was the one between Francis Bacon, who praised the scientific progress and saw it as beneficial to the prosperity and liberty of the people and Rene Descartes, who saw science as a contributor to the creation of technology for violence (Perry, 237-238). Conflicts Such as these were what brought about the scientific age we know today. One in which there are limits to what we can pursue in the name of