Age of Reason

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Age of Reason
The Enlightenment
It is in their bones. It has defined part of
what they have dreamed of, what they aim to
become.

• By Kelcy Bux
• Period One

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Big Ideas
Before Enlightenment During Enlightenment

• Individualism/ Liberty
• Humanism
• Natural Rights For All
• Governmental Change of Boundaries
• Scientific Truth
• Thinking Logically

• Church and State Together (Theocracy)
• Centrality of God
• Monarchy
• Community Matters
• Bible and Tradition are the Truth

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John Locke1632-1704

• Ability to Think Makes Us Humans
• Tabula Rosa- Born Without Knowledge
• Learn Through Experience
• Morality is Ingrained In Us, but Given by an
  Outside Lawgiver
• Belief is Truth, The Govt Cant Force Belief

• 2 Treatises of Govt
• reject divine and absolute right of monarchy
• Replace w/ govt that provides order and respects
  individuals
• Religious Freedom
• - All except Atheists Catholics for they cant
  abide by his way of Govt

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Your Government
According To Locke

• Social
• Contract
• Govt gives Protection
• People give up Property Obey
• Natural Law
• Born With Life, Liberty, Property Health
• Moral Law
• Not Being Bad, Given By Outside Lawgiver

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Thomas Jefferson

• A Renaissance Man
• Lawmaker, Writer, Scientist, Architect, and
  Inventor
• Wrote the Declaration of Independence
• adopted July 4th 1776
• 3rd president of the US
• - elected in 1800

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The Declaration of Independence

• Four Major Sections
• - Preamble
• - Declaration of Rights
• - List of Complaints
• - Conclusion
• Ideas of John Locke
• Most Important Part is the Preamble (natural
  rights listed)
• Written by Thomas Jefferson

• We hold these truths to be self-evident, that
  all men are created equal, that they are endowed
  by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,
  that among these are life, liberty and the
  pursuit of happiness.

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Stride Toward Freedom

• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Uses Hegelian Theory
• Bring two ideas together to create one better
  idea
• Brings Acquiescence and Violence together to
  create Nonviolent Resistance
• Uses many Biblical Allusions

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Acquiescence Violence Nonviolence Resistance
Acquiescence Violence Nonviolent Resistance
dont care immediate results get results
no violence sense of power more equality
- become conditioned to it - kills the future and is a circle peace, no one gets hurt
- oppressor thinks its okay - proves beliefs to be true moral and logical
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Stride Toward Freedom
Biblical Allusions

• My Brothers Keeper
• refers to peoples reluctance to accept
  responsibility for others
• King argues people should look out for one another

• Peter Sword
• Peter cut off the soldiers ear for arresting
  Jesus
• Jesus condemned Peter
• Proves violence is not the answer to solving
  problems

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Stride Towards Freedom
Biblical Allusions

• Moses leads the children of Israel from slavery
• Finds some do not want to go
• They are accustomed to slavery
• Acquiescence doesnt help the problem
• An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind
• when people use violence everyone suffers
• Violence just creates more problems

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Necessary to Protect Ourselves

• Malcolm X
• Interview
• Argues Social Contract
• Believes the Govt is not protecting the African
  American people
• - They must protect themselves

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Necessary to Protect Ourselves

• I think all of us should be critics of each
  other. Whenever you cant stand criticism you can
  never grow...

• people will never be respected as humans until
  we react as other normal intelligent human beings
  do

• get whatever is necessary to protect ourselves
  in a country or in an area where the governmental
  ability to protect us has broken down

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What Is An American?

• A country is suppose to nourish you like a
  mother.
• A citizen should love their country and work hard
  for it.
• Uni Panis Ibi Patria- Where my bread is earned,
  that is my country.

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What Is An American?
Life in Europe Life in America

• Old and Withered
• Mowed Down by Want, Hunger, and War
• Sore and Poor
• No Harvest
• Jail and Punishments
• Live Under a King
• Work with No Reward
• Nature Rights Not Honored

• New and Flourished
• Provides Land, Bread, and Protection
• Diversity and New Men
• Consequence Purpose and Importance
• New Ideas and Way of Living
• Motivating and Happiness
• Changes the World

-Spiritual Transformation-
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Resources

• McDougal Littell, The Language of Literature
• Notes from Class