Western Civ II Questions: Week 11

As I prepare to write a post concerning Western civilization, I stop to ask myself a few questions, find your personal answers if you wish, this will likely come up in my next or previous post and might interest you further.

The Scientific Revolution - Adam Smith

(over the 17th century through Western Civilization)

• What developments in the Scientific Revolution were most important to today's world?

• What were the Enlightenments and the differences between them all about?

• What's wrong with materialism's view on morals and of life's goal?

• Would you agree with Adam Smith's view on if self-interest is morally acceptable and how it relates to the workings of society?