Quotes on the Enlightenment
Your homework check for last week was to bring in a quote that you believed symbolized or defined the Enlightenment. After reading your quotes, I thought I would share with you a few of them, and would like you to further the discussion on how the following quotes symbolized or defined the Enlightenment. Pick at least one quote to discuss and feel free to respond to comments made by others. You only have to comment one time, however, I would encourage you to not only respond to the quote(s), but the comments of your fellow classmates....
Another topic of discussion would be discuss how these quotes defined the period of the enlightenment and if they are relevant today.
Quote 1: "I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him." - Galileo
Quote 2: "I dissaprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - Voltaire
Quote 3: "Curiosity is the lust of the mind." Hobbes
Quote 4: "All mankind... being all equal and independant, no one ought to harm another in his life, helath, liberty, or possessions." - Locke
Please comment by Monday January 23.
Another topic of discussion would be discuss how these quotes defined the period of the enlightenment and if they are relevant today.
Quote 1: "I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him." - Galileo
Quote 2: "I dissaprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - Voltaire
Quote 3: "Curiosity is the lust of the mind." Hobbes
Quote 4: "All mankind... being all equal and independant, no one ought to harm another in his life, helath, liberty, or possessions." - Locke
Please comment by Monday January 23.
posted by Alison | 1:10 PM
3 Comments:
Great comments so far! Keep in mind that you guys can comment more then once ( I would encourage htis) and I would encourage you to comment in regards to other comments made so far!
I see that many of your are commenting on Voltaire's quote that discusses his views of freedom of speech. For those of you who have not yet commented, think about how Voltaire's comment would be supported in the United States today. Do we fully accept freedom of speech? Can we fully accept freedom of speech? Should freedom of speech be limited and if so when/how? Would Voltaire ever believe that it is okay to limit freedom of speech?
Another comment I would make is the quote "curiosity is the lust of the mind" as important today as it was back then??
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"All mankind... being all equal and independant, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions." - Locke
This quote is interesting because it not only defines the unaliable "natural rights" that a person is bestowed upon birth, but it contributes an extraordinary amount to the reasoning on why government was created. Because of this, many philosophers and commoners alike recognized "natural rights" as the right to own property, to be free, and also the right to live. This statement by John Locke is very definitive of the Enlightenment period because it was a very extreme push against monarchy and it showed people that they had the power to act when a government was acting unfairly or unjustly.
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