... the Goodrich Lecture Series at Wabash College, examine the concept of liberty as it has been understood from antiquity through the twentieth century. Since they were delivered, some of the essays have been modified, but the original thrust of the lecture series has been preserved. It is fitting that these lectures focused on this concept which was so important to Mr ... founded Liberty Fund Inc., a foundation given over to the programmatic and philosophic study of society made up of free and responsible individuals. The value of such studies reflects Mr. Goodrich's understanding of the ...

• Word Count: 2975
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... revolution. Voltaire, a philosopher, social critic, and probably the most influential of the philosophes, championed reason, justice and human dignity. He was a prolific and popular writer, the author of numerous stories, essays, poems, plays and pamphlets that castigated, often satirically, the "relics" of the established medieval social order, particularly the clergy - he greatly criticised organised religion - and the aristocracy. His scathing wit ... theorist, considered one of the founders of modern democratic tradition, or modern totalitarian tradition, depending on the way you loo...

• Word Count: 2412
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... that they could harness nature. Religion also evolved, and Deism, the belief that the universe is run by an intelligent and benevolent God, came into play. Americans yearned to break free from the narrow-mindedness of the Provincial era, and embraced this period of time to the fullest extent. The first hint of the American Enlightenment can best be exemplified by ... loose from the English monarchy in every sense of the matter. Democracy came to be seen not just as an option, but as the only feasible option in running a government free of corruption. Thomas Paine incited a great deal of...

• Word Count: 750
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate