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Not only was this theme fully explored within the historical context, but thoroughly analyzed within Europe as well. The teachings of such notable thinker as Sigmund Freud points to this direction of development. He concluded that there modernism within Europe had become characterized by the disorder of the mind. More precisely, there was a lack of any fixed system of reference for living and thinking. Europe, which had formerly been the center of intellectual development and revolutionary thinking now suffered under the burden of a weak political infrastructure. As a result, many of their greatest talents and knowledge now flowed away from Europe to other developing nations such as the United States.
The Age of Anxiety was coined not by historian but by Europeans of the age themselves. They reflected upon the disturbing trends that were occurring within European nation-states. It gave rise to radical social, political and scientific ideas that ultimate challenged the establishment. Karl Marx and his theory of communism arose during this era, he argued for the rebellion against established tyrannies and traditional European political structures towards a socialist conception of state-hood as a means to enrich the populace. His ideation grew very much from the prevalent anxiety that was occurring over the political instability within Europe. The lack...
Marxism represented the political division that occurred as a result of this anxiety. Similarly, Darwinian evolution grew out of this period of anxiety, capitalizing upon the philosophy of anxiety that pervaded Europe, he used a theory of natural selection that articulated a unique vision for the evolution of the human species.
This new understanding of human development not only challenged our understanding of biology, but also of religion and the conception of mankind. These doubts about our existence and the very nature of our being all arose from the Age of Anxiety.
The transition between the Age of Enlightenment to the Age of Anxiety occurred very much because of external factors, it resulted from a shift within political, social and religious awareness that went beyond the comfort zone of traditional European thought. World War I became the catalyst for Europeans to doubt the strength of their polities and therefore, the strength of the rest of their ideas and philosophies. From this period of Anxiety arose some of the most revolutionary political doctrines, scientific theories and social understandings. Yet it came at the cost of affecting the confidence of an entire continent.
It wasn't always a matter of stealing the designs or the parts for a specific technology, Harris explains: "…the arts never pass by writing from one country to another," he quotes from a French official writing in 1752. "The eye and practice alone train men in these activities" (Harris, 43). In 18th Century Italy Pope Innocent XII had set up a hospice in Laterano for the poor, and the Pope instituted
Classicism manifested itself in the 18th century. There are five references used for this paper. There have been a number of cultural styles over the last centuries from Baroque to Classicism to Romanticism. It is interesting to look at Classicism and determine how it manifested itself in the 18th century. Classicism In order to determine the 18th century's manifestation of Classicism, it is important to understand what the term means. Classicism, or
In Jamaica, like many other physicians abroad, Sloane collected specimen; later, he acquired the collections of others. Among the botanical material in his collection were exotic plants and bird skins, "unique albums of Durer's prints and drawings" "a vast library of manuscripts and printed books" (Geographical 2003 26+,the second two items of which probably contained abundant botanical engravings. Not all of the items Sloane collected survived. One that id, however, was
Eighteenth Century was a time of profound change and upheaval in the western world. Alexander Pope, Samuel Pepys, Jonathan Swift were among the most prominent of 18th century writers, and each left his mark on literature. Importantly, the 1800s were characterized by the impact of social stratification on all aspects of life, including food, fashion, society, furnishings, and even literature. Society and Culture In 18th century Europe, the dominant powers were Russia,
The British and French empires of the time used their settlement colonies for their natural resources, which represent the engine for the empire development and growth. Commerce was the way people earned a living, and famous mercantilist economists elaborated specific scientific documents- like Adam Smith - 'The Wealth of Nations'- in 1776. The invisible hand represents the way a market assures. The Protestant Reformation occurred in the 16th century as
Economic Depression of Europe An economic depression is more severe than a recession due to the fact that a depression involves drastic decline in a national or international economy, characterized by decreasing business activity, falling prices, and high levels of unemployment. There were economic depressions in Europe that were experienced before and after the 1870 but with a remarkable difference, being that those that were experienced before the 1870s were less costly