The Age Of Enlightenment

Over 200 years after the end of the generally recognized Age of Enlightenment, during the “long 18th century” (1685-1815) , we, along with many others are still discussing and discovering what the impact of this time is on our world today. Simply put, the Enlightenment is the cause of how we are, where we are and why we are the way we are right now. It is not a simple thing for us today to comprehend, partially because of the denseness of the content and partially because the language is not as easily understood (at least compared to how we talk and write today). One such discussion that has been brought about from this period is that of morality, which is also a topic individuals continue to try to comprehend today. Is there something within

This is an extremely difficult concept to look into because you can find ways to spin it on both sides. One person could believe we have innate morals and rational, and one could believe we develop them (to some extent) as we go through life. The first such person could point at all the good things that people do, such as JJ Watt of the Houston Texans and all the people that helped him on a YouCaring page to raise over $37,000,000 to help with relief for Hurricane Harvey victims . Conversely, an individual with the second view could say something such as, “well those almost 210,000 people all were taught to have morality and care for their fellow human”. I personally believe that there is to some extent moral values and decent rational in all people, but for it to reach what we as society should expect it to reach, it needs to be nurtured. This is honestly more a modern psychology discussion as to which is more prominent in human development. The “nature vs. nurture” discussion. It seems that there is plenty of support on both sides, but like I said, I believe it is a mix of both components. The best support I can give to my opinion is even for a person who maybe was not taught these qualities as well, still will to some extent, deep down, feel remorse if they see someone get hurt, or see someone less fortunate. Will that person be willing to help raise a huge amount of money to help those kinds of people? Maybe not, and

I feel as if this is pretty simple. The average person does not want to be around another person or people who are able to think things out and know what is right and what is not. Who would want to take someone with them to a funeral and have that person yell out something like, “Eww that’s gross!” when they view the cadaver in the casket. One of the best ways to connect with another person is over what you morally believe. If you believe the same things, you will connect to one-another much, much easier. These two qualities are very important with human nature, quite possibly the most important pieces of human nature. Morality and rationality are innate, but still need to be nurtured by parents, school systems, and our society as a