Philosophy in the Age of Reason.

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With your partner create your own “Great Charter”. (Magna Carta)
The following are required:
A formal greeting. (Dear…
3 grievances/complaints. Explain what your three complaints are to the administrator.
3 Demands/ rights you wish to have that would correctly satisfy your grievance.
Make sure you explain why it is you to wish you have the right.
Sign your Magna Carta.
Leave an X____________________ for the principal’s signature. (EXTRA CREDIT if you can get it! )
Make it look authentic.
BE CREATIVE!
Keep it appropriate!
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Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
Mahatma Gandhi
Agenda
1. Warm Up: Week
#8
2. Pass
Back/Organize
Notebooks
3. Table of Contents
4. Share Magna
Cartas/Collect
5. 2.1 Cornell Notes:
Philosophy in the
Age of Reason.
6. Wrap Up
Home Fun:
Current
Event #7
Q/S Cornell
Notes
Warm Up: Do you think that humans are naturally good or bad?
Explain.

It's always too early to quit. Norman Vincent Peale
Agenda
1. Warm Up: I will post grades.
2. Copy 10.2 Table of
Contents.
3. Enlightenment
Thinker Gallery
Walk Notes.
4. Finish 10.2
Illustrated
Vocabulary.
5. Wrap Up.
Home Fun:
Magna Carta
Due Thursday
Current
Event #6
Warm Up: What is your current percent in World
History? Why do you have what you have? What are you doing well? What do need to improve on?

The only difference between a good day and a bad day is your attitude. ~Dennis S. Brown
Agenda
1. Warm Up: College
T shirt Day
2. Notes: Ch. 2
Section 2. The
Enlightenment.
(pg 10)
3. Enlightenment
Graphic
Organizer (p11)
4. Wrap Up.
Home Fun:
Magna Carta
Due tomorrow.
Finish
Notes/G.O. from today.
Current
Event #6
Warm Up:Take
3 notes on the
University of
Oregon.
Would you want to go there? Explain.

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EQ: How did the major ideas of
Enlightenment philosophers affect the democratic revolutions in
England, the United States,
France, and Latin America
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Chapter 2 Section 1
Philosophy in the Age Reason

You will be able to…
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Review and analyze the political theories of the major Enlightenment philosophers by taking Cornell notes.
2.
Identify and explain the key vocabulary for this portion of the standard by completing the assigned vocabulary words.

10.2 Students compare and contrast the Glorious
Revolution of England, the American Revolution, and the French Revolution and their enduring effects worldwide on the political expectations for self-government and individual liberty.
10.2 .1 Compare the major ideas of philosophers and their effects on the democratic revolutions in England, the
United States, France, and Latin America (e.g., John
Locke, Charles-Louis Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques
Rousseau, Simón Bolívar, Thomas Jefferson, James
Madison).

 All humans naturally selfish & wicked
 Social Contract: People agree to a strong ruler t0 avoid chaos
 Absolute Monarchy
Enlightened
Despot

 Tabula Rasa- clean slate
 Favored self-government
 Natural Rights: All people born free & equal with right to Life, Liberty, and
Property
 Purpose of government is to protect the rights of its citizens

 Aristocratic Lawyer
 Felt it was important to separate gov’t powers into different branches o o o
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
 Each power should check the other 2

 Fought FOR tolerance, reason, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech

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“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”
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 French philosopher and writer
 Wanted to change the general way of thinking
 Father of the encyclopedia o o o
Denounced slavery
Praised freedom of expression
Urged education for all

 Women need education, just like men, to become virtuous & useful
 Women’s right to participate
 in politics
 Equal rights

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Ancient Societies/
Greece & Rome
English Bill of
Rights
U.S.
Bill of Rights
Scientific
Revolution
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the citizen.
 Scientific Revolution set forth the use of reason & logic to question all of nature’s laws.
 Enlightenment was a new movement questioning all aspects of society – government, religion, economics & education.
 This movement inspired three revolutions & established democracy as we know it.

 Philosophers believed people could apply reason to all aspects of life.
 Philosophy centers around 5 core concepts:
Reason
Nature
Happiness
Progress
Liberty

Method of
Delivery:
 Encyclopedia
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Salons
Art
Music
Literature

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Belief in progress  through reason, a better society was possible.
More secular outlook  questioning of religion
Importance of the individual  ability to
reason what is right & wrong.
 People have the confidence that human reason can solve social problems.

 Copy “Enlightenment Ideas Influence
Democracy” graphic organizer on to page 11 in your spiral.
 Attach another bubble to each from the book. Draw a color illustration inside for each idea.