HIST 394 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Geist, German Idealism, Immanuel Kant
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Philosophes: self-appointed: usually anti-clerical elite of public minded generalists of whom some were philosophers, men and women of letters. Republic of letters: contributors to enlightenment, conscious of society and criticized the nations, used science from previous era to develop and expand isms, people. Edmund burke (1729-1797: father of conservatism, wrote reflections on the revolution in. Her death was the epitome of revolution. She represented the old order and tradition. Conservatism (mid-18th c. : industrialism, sense of stressing traditional values, authority of the state. Immanuel kant (1724-1804: his main goal was to defend scientific reason from skepticism, german philosopher who is considered the central figure of modern philosophy. Mind is the foundation for all thought. Gave birth to german idealism and nationalism. One should only act according to ethics (acting in the good of everyone: called it the categorical imperative. , rationalist, critique of pure reason (1781)
