The 18th and 19th centuries were a period of great change which witnessed dramatic political changes. Not only was this based on a growing intellectual and philosophical movement known as the Enlightenment, but a period of immense revolution and protest. For this discussion, you will evaluate this period and the specific ideas that came to prominence during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Task:
Often connecting History to today is key to understanding the value of learning the subject, and in the case of the Enlightenment this may be truer than most subjects. For the discussion this week, you are tasked with making such a connection.
You are to choose one “right” or “idea” that emerged during the Enlightenment that has had a personal, and positive impact on your life to this point. Be specific in your examples. Furhtermore, detail for the class how your example specifically, and other Enlightenment ideas in general, inform current American society.