Lesson 3: What Historical Developments Influenced Modern Ideas of Individual Rights?
Lesson Objectives
When you have finished this lesson, you should be able to
- explain the differences between classical republican and Judeo-Christian ideas about the importance of the individual,
- explain how certain historical developments influenced modern ideas about government, constitutionalism, and individual rights, and
- evaluate, take, and defend positions on approaches to theories of morality, the importance of the rise of capitalism, and how the Enlightenment inspired the Founders.