Enlightenment philosophers

In 2001, Michael Haneke directed a film called, The Piano Teacher. Haneke’s view, as conveyed to the viewer, is not to rail against pornography, per se, but to rail against its impact as generated by a capitalist-patriarchal society. This stems from a similar modality of thinking introduced by Linda Williams in 1989, in which she “...moves beyond the impasse of the anti-porn/anti-censorship debate to analyze what hard-core film pornography is and does…” (Slade 656). Haneke’s method is…

separation between spirit and nature is Enlightenment’s existence. Without this split, the bourgeois economy would collapse, along with its hierarchy and division of labor; thus, the Enlightenment would cease to exist. Along with its existence, the bourgeois economy’s rationale may fall to unreason, to the mad. Enlightenment seeks to maintain a strong hold upon reason with knowledge, only by dispelling unreason. Reason is obtained through subjugation, that of the rational and irrational, that of…

Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Baron Montesquieu were two of the key thinkers during the enlightenment era. They have had a tremendous impact on history and they are responsible for our government’s structure today. Baron Montesquieu was a French aristocrat who published The Spirit of Laws. He analyzed the many different political systems of his time and then conclude that there isn’t an on size fits all. That the political structure varied so much due to the size, climate, economy and the…

From the 1700s through the 1900s, the Atlantic region had many revolutions. The first one being the North American Revolution, which began in 1775 and ended in 1787. Next, was the French Revolution which began in 1789 and lasted until 1815. The French Revolution began by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen being developed. This declaration fought for the idea that “men are born and remained free and equal in right.” The French and North American Revolutions differed in many ways. A…

The Evolution of Sacrifice The French Revolution was a seditious movement that involved much bloodshed and the killing of an entire race of aristocracy, which began with the peasants revolting against the nobles in France. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a great example of many kinds of sacrifices that people experienced not only for themselves, but also for their country and for what they believed in. During the French Revolution, the peasants had to be willing to sacrifice…

The 1848 revolution was not as revolutionary as the French revolution because it was not lasting enough to contribute major change to each individual country that had a revolution during this time. Unfortunately all of the progress made by the 1848 revolutions each returned to its beginning state when the people they drove out came right back in. An example is the 1848 revolution that took part in France. France wanted to extend its right to vote but the king Louis-Philippe opposed the very idea…

influential satirist of the French Enlightenment. Initially a witty and satirical playwright, Voltaire was first introduced to the works of Locke and Newton during a period of time spent in England. Locke and Newton proceeded to have great impact on Voltaire’s works. Voltaire’s avid support for monarchy and hate for organized religion led him to write one of the most influential satire pieces of the time Candide (1759). Voltaire became an avid voice of the Enlightenment through his vast amounts…

Intro Can you imagine a world without individual freedom? The Enlightment years introduced individual freedom to society. There was a sense of freedom to explore new ideas and promote advancement to the people. During the Enlightment years many people begin to develop thought provoking ideas and advancements that changed society tremendously. Some of the advancements developed during the Enlightment years remain the same now, such as different rights included in The Bill of Rights. Without…

Toussaint is criticizing the idea that freedom should allow people to be idle and not work. He insists that to “ensure freedom” everybody must work in order to contribute to the public good. In the case of the word freedom on page 38, I think he means freedom from another country ruling over them. France or Spain could more easily take them over if they do not have a productive agricultural system or economy. To reach a state where some people can be idle it necessary for most people to work…

this period of social and political disorder also saw a new era of enlightenment, nationalism, and new rights for people. The revolution hoped to achieve a democratic government that would have internal and political changes, moral changes, and new appeals for nationalism within the french nation. During those years men were being influenced by new ideas, but as time went on, women were also being influenced by enlightenment ideas that were perpetrating against the monarchy and class division…