INTRODUCTION TO 18th Century — Age of Reason

The Beginning of Scientific

The Age of Enlightenment, Discoveries covers the
or simply the Enlightenment, development of science from
was an intellectual and ancient times to the present.
philosophical movement that Neoclassicism in the visual It encompasses all three
dominated Europe in the 17th arts began c. 1760 in major branches of science: Approaches to History
and 18th centuries with global opposition to the then- natural, social, and formal. Science
influences and effects. The dominant Rococo style. The earliest roots of science The relationship between
Enlightenment included a Rococo architecture can be traced to Ancient science and religion has
range of ideas centered on the emphasizes grace, Egypt and Mesopotamia in been characterized in terms
value of human happiness, ornamentation and around 3000 to 1200 BCE.
Augustans are generally of "conflict", "harmony",
the pursuit of knowledge asymmetry; Neoclassical Their contributions to
form one large "complexity", and "mutual
obtained by means of reason architecture is based on the mathematics, astronomy, and
community which might independence", among
and the evidence of the principles of simplicity and medicine entered and shaped
serve parishes in the others. Events in Europe
senses, and ideals such as symmetry, which were seen Greek natural philosophy of
vicinity, and are such as the Galileo affair of
liberty, progress, toleration, as virtues of the arts of Rome classical antiquity, whereby
organized into the early 17th century,
fraternity, and constitutional and Ancient Greece, and formal attempts were made
autonomous associated with the scientific
government.  were more immediately to provide explanations of
congregations. Several revolution and the Age of
orders of friars who live a drawn from 16th-century events in the physical world Enlightenment, led scholars
mixed religious life of Renaissance Classicism. based on natural causes. such as John William Draper
contemplation and Each 
to postulate (c.  1874) a
apostolic ministry. The classicism selects some
conflict thesis, suggesting
largest and most familiar models among the range of
that religion and science
is the Order of Saint possible classics that are
have been in conflict
Augustine (OSA), available
methodologically, factually
founded in 1244 and to it, and ignores others. 
and politically throughout
originally known as the history. 
Hermits of Saint
Augustine (OESA). 

III. FRAMEWORK/DESIGN SHOWING THE RELEVANCE OF EACH TO THE 18 th CENTURY – Age of Reason.