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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