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For Jiang here, the continental movement that institutionalizes Dante through reason to build a European middle-class identity, distinct from the British Enlightenment.
He summarizes the British and American tradition as practical and utilitarian, asking what works, while the European tradition asks what is good or right and becomes romantic or idealistic.
"The British, and then later on the Americans, only ask, what works, okay? What works? What is the least, okay? Worst world we can..."
"...right. So let's start looking at some major thinkers of the Enlightenment. All right. So today's class is on the European Enlightenment. Now, what's..."
"...and this is really important okay it's compare contrast the British Enlightenment with the European Enlightenment remember before the British Enlightenment the British Enlightenment..."
Britain becomes empire not because it begins powerful, but because it begins divided, poor, exposed, and forced to change.
The French Revolution is not introduced as politics first.
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