WESTERN CIVILIZATION

Discussion Week 2

A) Choose two of the following writers: Hume, Rousseau, Locke, Voltaire, Mary Wollstonecraft, Adam Smith or Beccaria. Summarize their writing and state whether you think the topics they took on are still relevant issues today. Support your stance with examples.

B) Discuss the achievements of two of the following leaders: Catherine the Great of Russia, Frederick the Great of Prussia, or Joseph II of Austria. Conclude by stating your opinion about whether they were dedicated reformers or power hungry and cynical manipulators of trends of that time.