A Tale of Two Ideas: Edmund Burke
WORLDHISTORY PROJECTORIGINS/ LESSON 7.2CLOSERA TALE OF TWO IDEAS: EDMUND BURKEUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “A Tale of Two Ideas:Edmund Burke”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com/1PurposeReflect on what you’ve learned about Enlightenment ideals by analyzing how Edmund Burke, a well-known politician of the time, experienced this period.Process1.Read the graphic biography Edmund Burke,and then complete the following questions:•What Enlightenment ideas would Burke have agreed with?•What Enlightenment ideas would he have disagreed with?
WORLD HISTORY PROJECTORIGINS/ LESSON 7.2CLOSERA TALE OF TWO IDEAS: EDMUND BURKE22.Write a three to five sentence paragraph explaining why an Enlightenment scholar would hold what seem to be contradictory (conflicting) opinions.