POL 3102 Study Guide - Selfishness
15 Jul 2014
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What did they challenge: traditional sources of authority, prior to enlightenment and renaissance, two sources scriptures and classics, renaissance and reformation return to greek models of thought in society. What caused the erosion of the ideals? a new way of developing/gaining knowledge particularily development of scientific method development of rationalism . as represented by decarp brough with them an unprecedented optimism: a new sence that man has the power and ability to reshape society for the better . can control the material world comes with a new idea of man in nature in general, man is in some sense the master of his/her faith, under almost every political theory there is a son available travel allowed people to interact with different cultures, i. e. chinese went further back, then discovery that we are not the center of the universe, just one civilization among many just one planet among many.
