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"The Arts and Royalty; Philosophers Debate Politics" Please respond to one (1) of the following, using sources under the Explore heading, our text (per APA style) as the basis of your response:
How were the social and political developments of European Monarchy in the 18th century reflected in the arts? And how did this compare/contrast with Baroque in the Americas at this time? Can you relate to Western social and political issues today?
In this week's readings, a dispute in the French royal court is described about whether Poussin or Rubens was the better painter. Take a painting by each, either from our book or a Website below, and compare them and explain which you prefer. There is another conflict between the playwright Moliere and a well-born Parisian; Louis XIV stepped in. Explain how Louis XIV used the various arts and his motives for doing so. Identify one (1) example of a modern political leader approaching the arts this way.
Which factors - historical, cultural, social - favored the popularity of the novel, rise of new literary forms during the Enlightenment in England? How do they compare to present conditions? What is the current status of the novel?
The philosophers Thomas Hobbes and John Locke disagreed on the understanding of political authority, with Locke taking what is commonly called the "liberal" view. Choose a side (be brave perhaps; take a side you actually disagree with). Using the writings of each given in our class text or at the Websites below, make your case for the side you chose and against the other side. Identify one (1) modern situation in the world where these issues are significant.
Explore:
The Arts and Royalty
Chapter 23 (pp. 742-755); Rubens; Poussin; Moliere; royalty using the arts; review the Week 2 "Music Folder"
Rubens and Poussin at https://www.visitmuseums.com/exhibition/from-baroque-to-classicism-rubens-poussin-and-17th-85 and https://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/p/poussin/biograph.html
Philosophers Debate Politics
Chapter 24 (pp. 776-7; 803-805)
Hobbes: text at https://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/texts/hobbes/leviathan-contents.html; summary at https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hobbes-moral/; also https://jim.com/hobbes.htm
Locke: text at https://www.thenagain.info/Classes/Sources/Locke-2ndTreatise.html; General background of the concept at https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/teachers/lesson_plans/pdfs/unit1_12.pdf
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