You are cordially invited to attend a Grand Salon
Hosted by Madame Tawney Safran
on
Friday, January 10th
In the year of Our Lord
Two Thousand and twenty
The rules of polite society will be strictly observed.
Questions to Consider:
1. What is your character’s definition of justice?
2. What is your character’s view of the relationship between government and the individual?
3. What is your character’s view of the role of the ruler as servant of the people, and vice versa?
4. What does your character think of the rights possessed by the people (such as natural rights, or equal rights for men and women)?
5. Is government is a positive good, a necessary evil, or an abomination?
6. What are your character’s attitudes toward such specific topics as religion, social classes, education, the right to revolt, and religious wars?
Sign-ups (1 character per class)
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Academic Articles:
Salon Life: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/18salons.asp
The London Coffeehouse and the Parisian Salon: http://commons.colgate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1021&context=car
The London Coffeehouse and the Parisian Salon: http://commons.colgate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1021&context=car
Research Sheet
Enlightenment Salon Simulation Research Sheet
Use this to help you organize your research for our project. You will still need extra paper. You will be allowed to have these notes during the simulation.
Name of Enlightenment thinker/character: ____________________________
The background information (history, family, birth date, major achievements, etc.) for my historical figure includes:
Philosophical beliefs (what were the main ideas and beliefs of your Enlightenment thinker?)
My character’s opinions on ____ are... 1. the definition of justice
2. the relationship of government to the individual, and vice versa
3. the role of the ruler as servant of the people, and vice versa
4. the rights possessed by the people (such as natural rights)
5. whether government is a positive good, a necessary evil, or an abomination
6. attitudes toward such specific topics as religion, social classes, education, the right to revolt, and religious wars
Use this to help you organize your research for our project. You will still need extra paper. You will be allowed to have these notes during the simulation.
Name of Enlightenment thinker/character: ____________________________
The background information (history, family, birth date, major achievements, etc.) for my historical figure includes:
Philosophical beliefs (what were the main ideas and beliefs of your Enlightenment thinker?)
My character’s opinions on ____ are... 1. the definition of justice
2. the relationship of government to the individual, and vice versa
3. the role of the ruler as servant of the people, and vice versa
4. the rights possessed by the people (such as natural rights)
5. whether government is a positive good, a necessary evil, or an abomination
6. attitudes toward such specific topics as religion, social classes, education, the right to revolt, and religious wars