Discussion Question: Is this the twilight of the age of reason?
Purpose: Students will evaluate the lasting legacy of the age of reason, specifically the Rationalists from the Enlightenment, for contemporary society. They will analyze the contributions of the recent field of cognitive psychology to understanding human behavior.
Post: The United States became a nation during the height of the Enlightenment, in the Age of Reason. With that in mind, consider the current landscape regarding politics, science, faith, values and other big issues of the day. Drawing from the readings, provide a thoughtful, critical answer to the following question.
What factors might the Rationalists and/or modern Cognitive Psychology offer to explain why we are as likely as ever in our history to hold irrational beliefs, to endorse conspiracy theories, to be polarized in conflicting views, with each side believing themselves eminently rational or reasonable? Need Assignment Help?