Introduction and Postmodernism Part 1

Reformed Theological Seminary

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Introduction and Postmodernism Part 1

Lesson 1 Lecture 1

May 15, 2001 • Dr. Ronald Nash

In this lesson, you will define the Enlightenment in terms of its major assumptions about God, reason, and progress

List the characteristics of the present period (called post–modernity) and explore their relation to the Christian faith

Introduction and Postmodernism Part 2

May 15, 2001 • Dr. Ronald Nash

In this lesson, you will define the Enlightenment in terms of its major assumptions about God, reason, and progress List the characteristics of the present period (called post–modernity) and explore their relation to the Christian faith

Rousseau and Kant

May 15, 2001 • Dr. Ronald Nash

Discuss the significance of Rousseau's political ideas and relate them to our current government policies Demonstrate the revolutionary change that Immanuel Kant introduced into the history of philosophy by exploring his belief that the human mind, rather than the external world, is the center of the knowing process Explain Kant's philosophy by means of several different illustrations

Immanuel Kant, Herder, Shelley Hegel, and Romanticism Part 1

May 15, 2001 • Dr. Ronald Nash

Explore Kant's philosophy of history and demonstrate its affinity with the ideals of the Enlightenment Demonstrate the way in which Johann Herder's philosophy forms a conscious contrast with Kant's philosophy Introduce the philosophy of George W.F. Hegel and explain the four major contrasts between Hegel and Kant