Friday, March 27, 2009

Enlightenment II

Denis Diderot- What was the Encycopedia and why did it create controversy? Did he have any influence during the Enlightenment? (Also, finish your two questions on the Rousseau article.)
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/john_murphy/denisdiderot.html

Monday, March 23, 2009

Age of Enlightenment

Be prepared to discuss these two 'enlightened' philosophers.

Immanuel Kant-
What was the Enlightenment and why would he be considered an enlightened thinker?

http://www.iep.utm.edu/k/kantmeta.htm

Voltaire-
What did Candide argue about human rights?
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/candide/themes.html

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

First Blog Entry- Spain

Welcome to my blog! Look at this web site to see how Spain unified. What were the names of the two Christian kingdoms that unified under Ferdinand and Isabella? Answer in class.
vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/gilbert/18.html - 105k