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Crash Course the Enlightenment

Crash Course the Enlightenment
4 to 360 hours of flexible workload
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What Will I Learn?

You will study the historical origins of the Enlightenment and the philosophical foundations that defined it, including empiricism, natural law, and the concept of progress. You will engage directly with major thinkers such as Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire, and Kant, reading and analyzing their most important texts. You will examine how Enlightenment ideas shaped political revolutions, legal systems, and modern democracy. You will also confront the movement's contradictions — its exclusions of women and enslaved peoples, and its entanglement with colonialism. Finally, you will assess critiques from Romanticism, Marxism, and postcolonial theory to form your own evidence-based judgment of the Enlightenment's lasting relevance.

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  • Philosophical Analysis: Evaluate core Enlightenment arguments from Locke, Kant, and Rousseau critically.
  • Political Theory Application: Compare social contract theories and their influence on modern governance.
  • Historical Contextualization: Situate Enlightenment ideas within their religious, scientific, and cultural origins.
  • Critical Source Reading: Analyze and interpret primary philosophical texts with precision and confidence.

Suggested Summary

Before starting, you can change the chapters and workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

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