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Rationalism and Flocab 2

Rationalism and Flocab 2. By: Hugo Garcia, Brian montano, Jonathan Mejia. Rationalism (1750-1800). Rationalism is the belief that humans can arrive to the by using reason, rather than by relying on the authority of the past, on religious faith, or intuition.

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Rationalism and Flocab 2

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  1. Rationalism and Flocab 2 By: Hugo Garcia, Brian montano, Jonathan Mejia

  2. Rationalism (1750-1800) • Rationalism is the belief that humans can arrive to the by using reason, rather than by relying on the authority of the past, on religious faith, or intuition. • Reason was the main source to find the truth.

  3. Act against puritanism • By the end of the 17th century, reasoning started to challenge the mighty faith of puritans.

  4. Puritan vs. rationalism • Descartes quote “ I think ,therefore I am,” replaced anselms“ I believe so that I might understand.” • People started wanting facts and logic, instead of faith and religious ideas.

  5. Thomas Jefferson's bible • Jefferson change parts of the bible and created his own version, mainly the parts that tell about the life of Jesus • He removed the parts that had or referenced any supernatural aspects such as miracles, angels, the divinity and the resurrection of Jesus

  6. Reason • Rationalist used reasoning and logic to discover both scientific and spiritual truth

  7. Puritans • Unlike puritans thought that people could become perfect by doing good works and through self effort.

  8. Reason thrived on… • Freedom of speech • Freedom from arbitrary rules • Freedom to experiment • Freedom to question existing laws and institutions

  9. Patrick henry • In his speech he said “ give me liberty or give me death” • his speech is rationalism because he's using reasoning to question the kings authority.

  10. Declaration of independence • In the declaration of independence it gives reason why they should be independent. • they use facts such as the denial that the king gave them many times before • They question the kings ability to provide and take care of them

  11. seminal • strongly influencing later developments

  12. meritorious • deserving of merit or commendation; deserving

  13. redact • °To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to edit. • °To censor, used by a government when parts of a document are kept secret and the remainder released.

  14. placate • °To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that he or she becomes content or at least no longer irate. • synonyms: appease, mollify, satisfy

  15. tedious • °Boring, monotonous, time consuming, wearisome

  16. tome • °One in a series of volumes. • °A large or scholarly book.

  17. peruse • An examination or perusal; an instance of perusing. • verb • °To examine or consider with care. • °To read completely.

  18. entomology • °The scientific study of insects

  19. ostracize • °To exclude someone from society or from a community, by not communicating with or even noticing them, similar to shunning.

  20. pariah • °An outcast. • °A demographic group, species, or community that is generally despised.

  21. Review • What is seminal? • What is ostracize? • What is redact? • What is tome?

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