Episode 5 – History of Freedom

History of Freedom

Episode 5 – The Enlightenment

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Introduction
Political and Social Enlightenment
Reflection

The Enlightenment

The Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason, promoted intellectual reasoning, individualism, and the questioning of traditional authority

Introduction
Game of FREEDOMS
Enlightened Thinking
Essential Enlightenment
Hobbes vs. Locke

Enlightenment Everywhere!

During the Enlightenment, philosophers such as John Locke, Voltaire, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau advocated for the rights of individuals, constitutional government, and the separation of powers.

Introduction
Political Enlightenment
Social Enlightenment
Cultural Enlightenment

Time for Reflection

What impact has this episode had on your thoughts about the way the Enlightmenment shaped our current freedoms?

The Quiz
Reflect

THE STATE OF HUMAN NATURE: PEACEFUL OR CHAOTIC?

For John Locke, the State of Nature was not of a state of war, but a state of freedom. Hobbes’ State of Nature is chaotic precisely because people are essentially equal and will perform the same actions in their self-interest.

Do you agree with Locke that people are mostly peaceful, or do you agree with Hobbes that people cannot know good and evil, and can only live togehter under the power of a common master?

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