History

The scientific revolution and the enlightenment

Enlightenment was a period of reason, science and social progress emerged on the backdrop of religious reformation and scientific revolution. One was the philosophical and intellectual movement; whereas, scientific revolution notable progress in scientific discoveries. Understanding the interdependence between the scientific revolution and the enlightenment, it is essential to explore theirs relationship. The Scientific Revolution: […]

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The Arms Race: A Historical overview

The modern arms race that was began with The Scientific Revolution and colonial competition was more lethal and devastating than that of earlier one. In short, arms race means developing powerful weapons and military capabilities. The intent may be to deter opponents or take control of others by force. In this blog, “The Arms Race: A Historical

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The Renaissance: A Flourishing Era of Art Science and Culture

Renaissance was the watershed between religious dominance, feudal authority, traditional mentality and the process of modernization. The growth in trade, cities, wealth, and prosperity offered patronage to thinkers and artists which led to overall awekening. Besides, over dominance and curruption in church accentuated the process of revival. In this blog, “The Renaissance: A Flourishing Era

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Relation between Renaissance and Reformation

Renaissance was a necessary force to annihilate the age old beliefs by intellectual awakening and revival of classical knowledge. While reformation was a strong urge to recorrect the system flaws of religion. One fueled the appetite for knowledge, whereas other questioned the very fundamental views of religion. In this blog, I’m going to provide a

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The Renaissance and the Enlightenment

Renaissance was the force against age old ignorance and self imposed nonage. It was a revival of classical knowledge and intellectual awakening. While, enlightenment was the embodiment of reason, science and social progress. In this blog post, I’m going to explain difference between renaissance and enlightenment that transformed our world beyond imagination. The Renaissance: A

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Understanding ideals of enlightenment

Enlightenment was the movement against the structured social and religious beliefs about the reality. It ushered the era of reason, logic, and empiricism that revolutionized the lives of people. So, proper understanding ideals of enlightenment seems unavoidable. Causes of enlightenment movement Worthy to mention the fact that earlier to seventeenth century, there were ideas and

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