POLI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Natural And Legal Rights
2 Nov 2012
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The revolution is like frankenstein (taking parts from the enlightenment) Range of questions and deep thinking between knowledge and reason and passion and death. Frankenstein showed the after affects of the revolution. Rousseau and burke: similarities: complex relationship with the mainstream of the enlightenment inspiration for romanticism. Civilized life corrupted people at their core. Burke was a creature of the 18th century englightenment. Saw the american revolution as a rejection of the past and its restoration of its past. Both of the men have as part of their legacy a claim to be fathers, inspiration for romanticism. Principles that show structure order and balance. Both are preachers of their day ideas of classical greece and rome and the renaissance showed ideas of clear reason and thinking. Romantic style: feeling, intuition, passion, imagination, spontaneity, mystery, faith. Jjr helped sketch out the idea of individuals in social life. B4 jjr it was typical to claim men deserved rights.
