The Enlightenment

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The Enlightenment provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 16 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • The free course will examine the Enlightenment. To help understand the nature and scale of the cultural changes of the time, we offer a 'map' of the conceptual territory and the intellectual and ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 'The Enlightenment'
    • 1 'The Enlightenment'
    • 2 The Enlightenment and its mission
    • 2 The Enlightenment and its mission
    • 2.1 Definitions
    • 2.2 The Encyclopédie
    • 2.3 The pervasive influence of Enlightenment
    • 3 Enlightenment, science and empiricism
    • 3 Enlightenment, science and empiricism
    • 4 Enlightenment, religion and morality
    • 4 Enlightenment, religion and morality
    • 4.1 Constant human nature
    • 4.2 Materialism
    • 4.3 Responses to religion
    • 5 Enlightenment and the classics
    • 5 Enlightenment and the classics
    • 6 The Enlightenment on art, genius and the sublime
    • 6 The Enlightenment on art, genius and the sublime
    • 7 The Enlightenment and nature
    • 7 The Enlightenment and nature
    • 8 The forces of change: towards Romanticism
    • 8 The forces of change: towards Romanticism
    • 8.1 The forces of change: towards Romanticism
    • 8.2 The increasing status of feeling
    • 8.3 Enlightenment, humanity and revolution
    • 8.3.1 Humanity
    • 8.3.2 Revolution
    • 8.4 The Enlightenment and modernity
    • 9 Conclusion
    • 9 Conclusion
    • 9.1 Key characteristics of the enlightenment
    • 9.2 Cultural shifts: from Enlightenment to Romanticism, c.1780–1830
    • References
    • Acknowledgements