The Importance Of The Enlightenment And Romanticism Era

A question is never answered completely. At a time when an answer may seem correct science is used to show error and continuously answer that question. This process is known as the scientific method. A similar method is used to answer new questions that were brought up in the 1660s to 1850s. The 1660s-1780s was a time of questions and discoveries known as the Enlightenment. Government, science, and religion were often questioned. The new discoveries at the time became the building blocks for later discoveries. As time progressed to the 1790s-1850s more questions were asked, discoveries were made, and reactions to these changes occurred in the Romanticism era. This era’s main focus revolved around nature. These eras were times of reservations about previous beliefs and traditions. Science was the tool used to prove or deny the previous beliefs that people had at the time. The outcome of the experiments lead to the overall conclusion of whether previous belief were still …show more content…
The eras were curious about the main idea that were previously accepted by the world before. The inability to test their beliefs or hypothesis lead to many inaccurate beliefs. The ability to have reason behind these new answers for questions lead to improvements for society. This idea is best understood when Jefferson in a letter to Priestley described the Enlightenment as the need to, “look backwards instead of forwards for the improvement of the human mind”( ). Society progression can only occur when these questions are brought up again to be answered with proof. The new knowledge helps to improve the world rather than be a hindrance to improvements. The improvement came from individuals new perspectives on traditions and ideas that society was built on. The new discoveries and experiments gave reasons for solutions to be solved. The Enlightenment and Romanticism was a time of questions that began the improvement for