)how did british philosopher thomas hobbes' belief that people are selfish by nature shape the enlightenment? . hobbes's idea led many enlightenment figures to favor political revolution.. enlightenment thinkers sought to create governments that would limit human self-centeredness.. hobbes's idea led many enlightenment philosophers to abandon religious belief.. because of hobbes, enlightenment thinkers generally assumed that the human race is flawed.

A. spinoza thinks that we human beings are due for what was described in class as an “ontological demotion.” explain this ontological demotion, comparing his view of what we are to a more traditional aristotelian view. (you should concentrate on spinoza’s views on the human body, but be sure to say something about what he thinks the human mind is.) why does he think the demotion is needed? is he right? explain why the demotion matters to the overall project of the ethics.

Is christianity monothestic or polythesitic?

Writing prompt: read the article, “ending school segregation in the us.” why is the event described in the article taught in schools today? what are the lasting lessons that we can learn from studying this event? support your response with textual evidence. 1. read the article. 2. consider the answers to the questions. 3. use the race graphic organizer to organize your thoughts. 4. construct a paragraph using the race writing including textual evidence (see textual evidence notes for assistance with how to include this information) from the article and answers to the question. 5. check for capitalization, punctuation, and grammar.