Romantics viewed science and industrialization with a mix of fascination and skepticism. While they appreciated the advancements and potential of science, they often criticized industrialization for its dehumanizing effects and its disconnection from nature. They valued emotion, intuition, and individual experience over rationality and mechanization, believing that industrial progress could undermine the spiritual and aesthetic dimensions of life. Ultimately, many romantics sought to restore a sense of harmony between humanity and the natural world in the face of rapid industrial change.
Romanticism was a school of thought that gained popularity in the early 19th century as a reaction against the Enlightenment and its mechanistic view of nature. Romantics believed in genius and in a connection between man and nature.
It is a social science, yes. But technically, isn't everything a science?
the Romantics tried to reflect on the natural world until dull reality fell away to reveal underlying beauty and truth.
Scientifically, superstitions are considered as a psychological need for supernatural belief
Isaac Newton's work showed how science could answer hard questions and solve difficult problems. The Europeans jumped on science and quickly conquered the world with science and rational thinking. This success changed the European World view and led Europe to invest in and use science for national security. Almost every European nation had a Royal Scientific Society.
Romantics viewed nature as a source of inspiration, beauty, and spiritual renewal. They believed that nature was a reflection of the divine and that connecting with it could bring about a deeper understanding of their own emotions and experiences. Romantics often sought solace and solititude in nature, seeing it as a way to escape the industrialization and materialism of society.
The poem insists that the best way to view the world is through the heart and not the mind. The Romantics believed that science could not teach as much about the world as nature could.
Romantics felt that Enlightenment thought was overly rational, emphasizing reason at the expense of emotions, intuition, and individuality. They believed that the Enlightenment's focus on progress, science, and industrialization led to soulless societies that neglected the importance of nature, beauty, and human emotions. Romantics also criticized the detachment from nature and the shift towards materialism that they associated with Enlightenment ideals.
it was bloody
The Romantics had a wonderful view on the world and it's value. These Romantics valued love and emotion in the world.
They had a less idealized view of childhood. apex :)
Agriculture
They had a more idealized view of childhood.
They had a less idealized view of childhood.
Romanticism was a school of thought that gained popularity in the early 19th century as a reaction against the Enlightenment and its mechanistic view of nature. Romantics believed in genius and in a connection between man and nature.
suffering, corruption, and oppression, highlighting the negative impact of industrialization and urbanization on society. Blake critiques the dehumanizing effects of city life and calls for a return to nature and the innocence of childhood.
The Eighteenth and nineteenth century Romantics called economics the "Dismal Science" to criticize its focus on utilitarianism and materialism, which they believed ignored the beauty and spiritual aspects of life. The term was coined by Scottish writer Thomas Carlyle.