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RomanticsVs. Puritans & Rationalists
Prime Examples of differences in general.
ROMANTI C NON-ROMANTIC/CLASSICAL Emotional Reasonable and Practical Individualistic Public Responsibility Revolutionary Conservative Loves Solitude & Nature Loves Public, Urban Life Fantasy/Introspection External Reality The Particular The Universal Subjective Perception Objective Science Satisfaction of Desire Desire Repressed Organic Mechanical Creative Energy/Power Form Exotic Dull Idealist Philosophy Materialist/Empirical Philosophy
FACT: Romantic writing, when studied, was found to have more left brain activity whereas non romantic had more right brain
GodPuritans: God
is in direct control of the world
Rationalists: God is like a fine clock maker
Romantics: God is in nature
Why Things HappenPuritans: God
causes itRationalists: Law of natureRomantics: Things happen in nature
Comparing Puritans, Rationalists, and Romantics
MenPuritans: people are badRationalists: people are goodRomantics:
Source of Truth•Puritans: Only the elect preach God’s word•Rationalists: Everyone can talk to God; based on reason•Romantics: Nature holds the truth to everything
Practicing Religion•Puritans: Go to church everyday or you go to hell•Rationalists: some Atheists, some Agnastic, some Deist•Romantics: Practice God’s teachings in the woods
LifePuritans: God controls life;
predestinationRationalists: You control your own
life, not GodRomantics: Live by nature, become
nature when you dieWhat God WantsPuritans: Live, work, die for GodRationalists: Be happy, enjoy life, God wants you to do goodRomantics: Enjoy life through nature
Romantics and PuritansSimilarites
Like things in natural state, not man made•Differences
•Romantics are not as strict about religion
Romantics and RationalistsSimilarites
Believe things happen naturallyPeople are good
•Differences• Romantics hate the city • Romantics spend their time in the woods• Rationalists think education and expanding their minds is important
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