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This 6 page paper examines four topics: romanticism, Edmund Burke, John Stuart Mill and revolution. The paper is divided into four distinct parts. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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the context of the "everything you know is wrong" category, the enlightenment tore apart old notions and ushered in new concepts. The idea of religion was seen as outmoded and
science was viewed as fodder for the enlightened. The concepts of freedom and liberty would shine and supersede old notions of authoritarian rule. Democracy was in and monarchy was out.
It should be noted however that there is a relationship between the enlightenment and the later movement to come about called romanticism. An interesting quote is: "If the Enlightenment was
a movement which started among a tiny elite and slowly spread to make its influence felt throughout society, Romanticism was more widespread both in its origins and influence" ("Romanticism," 2005).
Indeed the fundamental difference between romanticism and the enlightenment period is in that the Enlightenment was an elitist movement and romanticism was something that would be enjoyed by the masses.
Finally, the impact of the Enlightenment upon Romanticism and Romanticism upon nationalism is that the enlightenment created a paradigm on which romanticism could thrive. The world was not
ready for the free flowing ideas to come prior to the Enlightenment which set the stage for a new era. Nationalism would come about as a natural consequence of
romanticism ("Romanticism," 2005). For example, romantic music inspired nationalist themes and painting would relate to political events, thus also inspiring nationalism (2005). In conclusion, the movements of the time period--romanticism
and the Enlightenment--would change the world and create one that was more involved with country matters. 2. Discuss the conservative philosophy of Edmund Burke. Edmund Burke,
born in Ireland in 1729, was arguably a significant philosopher of the day (Honderich, 1995). Some believe he was just a writer and avoided abstract thinking (1995). Hence, he would
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