RATIONALISM AND FLOCAB 2

B Y : H U G O G A R C I A , B R I A N M O N T A N O , J O N A T H A N M E J I A

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.

ACT AGAINST PURITANISM

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

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.

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

REASON

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

PURITANS

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

REASON THRIVED ON…

• Freedom of speech• Freedom from arbitrary

rules• Freedom to experiment• Freedom to question

existing laws and institutions

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.

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

SEMINAL

• strongly influencing later developments

MERITORIOUS

deserving of merit or commendation; deserving

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.

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

TEDIOUS

°Boring, monotonous, time consuming, wearisome

TOME

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

PERUSE

An examination or perusal; an instance of perusing.

verb°To examine or consider with

care.°To read completely.

ENTOMOLOGY

°The scientific study of insects

OSTRACIZE

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

PARIAH

°An outcast.°A demographic group, species,

or community that is generally despised.

REVIEW• What is seminal?

• What is ostracize?

• What is redact?

• What is tome?