POL S 302 MIDTERM
Question 1
- · “But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators, has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished for ever. Never, never more shall we behold the generous loyalty to rank and sex, that proud submission, that dignified obedience, that subordination of the heart, which kept alive, even in servitude itself, the spirit of an exalted freedom.”
- · Chivalry = social order founded on mutual respect and obedience to one's duty as defined by gender and social rank
- · Burke argues that those serving the royalty show genuine chivalry that is not motivated by individual motive to profit but by a generous loyalty that finds meaning and satisfaction in fulfilling his role in the larger social order.
- · Chivalry has been replaced by specialized workers such as lawyers, economists, mathematicians, etc. who serve merely to gain respect in their professions than to serve society.
- · Chivalry represented France at the beginning of the Revolution. Although there were flaws, the system was working to an extent. Once people became sophists, they disregarded the foundation of society.
- · The attack of the Bastille is symbolic of the decline of chivalry. People no longer respected authority; they lost loyalty to anyone but themselves. This is dangerous because instead of being united and having a common identity, France was demolished into pieces.
- · Pge 61 – 62, description of the king & queen being led by the crowd to Versailles
- · Page 67 talks about the code of chivalry better then the idea of the French Enlightenment.
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