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[https://www.oerproject.com/en/oer-materials/oer-media/html-articles/origins/unit7/the-enlightenment by Amy Elizabeth Robinson 1726-1783 OER Enlightenment] | [https://www.oerproject.com/en/oer-materials/oer-media/html-articles/origins/unit7/the-enlightenment by Amy Elizabeth Robinson 1726-1783 OER Enlightenment] | ||
Between the late seventeenth and late eighteenth centuries, there was a period of rapid intellectual change that came to be known as the Enlightenment. Thinkers, writers, artists, political leaders, and also new groups of “ordinary” people drove this major cultural and intellectual movement. They believed they were finally shining the “light” of reason on the natural and human worlds. In 1784, German philosopher Immanuel Kant wrote that an “enlightened” understanding should start with the command: “Dare to know!” | Between the late seventeenth and late eighteenth centuries, there was a period of rapid intellectual change that came to be known as the Enlightenment. Thinkers, writers, artists, political leaders, and also new groups of “ordinary” people drove this major cultural and intellectual movement. They believed they were finally shining the “light” of reason on the natural and human worlds. In 1784, German philosopher Immanuel Kant wrote that an “enlightened” understanding should start with the command: “Dare to know!” | ||
=====The Age of Enlightenment, an introduction===== | |||
[https://smarthistory.org/a-beginners-guide-to-the-age-of-enlightenment/ by Dr. Steven Zucker smarthistory] | |||
Steven is co-founder and executive director of Smarthistory. Previously, Steven was dean of art and history at Khan Academy. He was also chair of history of art and design at Pratt Institute where he strengthened enrollment and lead the renewal of curriculum across the Institute. Before that, he was dean of the School of Graduate Studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY and chair of their art history department. | |||
