Research Article

TRADITIONS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT AND ITS POLITICAL REFLECTIONS

Volume: 21 Number: 38 January 31, 2020
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TRADITIONS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT AND ITS POLITICAL REFLECTIONS

Abstract

It is really difficult to make a full definition of the Enlightenment. This difficulty arises from the fact that the Enlightenment has penetrated into not only many but all aspects of life. The most common thing that will be spoken regarding the Enlightenment is that it is a mental activity. The roots of this mental activity sprang up in the West. This intellectual movement in the West formed different traditions of thought in diverse geographies of Europe. The Enlightenment was shaped in a “rationalistic” quality in France and “empiricist” character in Britain The distinction between the French Enlightenment and the British Enlightenment concurrently gave rise to the division between social structures. In this context, the British empiricism led to a “peaceful revolution” whereas the French rationalization resulted in a “bloody revolution”. In this article, my aim is to deal with the distinctions between the French rationalization and the British empiricism, and to display how these differences influenced on social change.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sociology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 31, 2020

Submission Date

September 18, 2019

Acceptance Date

November 26, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 21 Number: 38

APA
Yeniçırak, H. (2020). TRADITIONS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT AND ITS POLITICAL REFLECTIONS. Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 21(38), 477-496. https://doi.org/10.21550/sosbilder.621731
AMA
1.Yeniçırak H. TRADITIONS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT AND ITS POLITICAL REFLECTIONS. Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2020;21(38):477-496. doi:10.21550/sosbilder.621731
Chicago
Yeniçırak, Hasan. 2020. “TRADITIONS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT AND ITS POLITICAL REFLECTIONS”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 21 (38): 477-96. https://doi.org/10.21550/sosbilder.621731.
EndNote
Yeniçırak H (January 1, 2020) TRADITIONS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT AND ITS POLITICAL REFLECTIONS. Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 21 38 477–496.
IEEE
[1]H. Yeniçırak, “TRADITIONS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT AND ITS POLITICAL REFLECTIONS”, Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 21, no. 38, pp. 477–496, Jan. 2020, doi: 10.21550/sosbilder.621731.
ISNAD
Yeniçırak, Hasan. “TRADITIONS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT AND ITS POLITICAL REFLECTIONS”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 21/38 (January 1, 2020): 477-496. https://doi.org/10.21550/sosbilder.621731.
JAMA
1.Yeniçırak H. TRADITIONS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT AND ITS POLITICAL REFLECTIONS. Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2020;21:477–496.
MLA
Yeniçırak, Hasan. “TRADITIONS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT AND ITS POLITICAL REFLECTIONS”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 21, no. 38, Jan. 2020, pp. 477-96, doi:10.21550/sosbilder.621731.
Vancouver
1.Hasan Yeniçırak. TRADITIONS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT AND ITS POLITICAL REFLECTIONS. Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2020 Jan. 1;21(38):477-96. doi:10.21550/sosbilder.621731