Ideas from 'The Roots of Romanticism' by Isaiah Berlin [1965], by Theme Structure

[found in 'The Roots of Romanticism' by Berlin,Isaiah [Pimlico 2000,0-7128-6544-7]].

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1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 5. Later European Thought

7662	Romanticism is the greatest change in the consciousness of the West

20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / b. Intellectualism

7665	Most Enlightenment thinkers believed that virtue consists ultimately in knowledge

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues

7676	If we are essentially free wills, authenticity and sincerity are the highest virtues

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty

7664	The Greeks have no notion of obligation or duty

23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 1. Existentialism

7677	Central to existentialism is the romantic idea that there is nothing to lean on

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 2. Judaism

7663	Judaism and Christianity views are based on paternal, family and tribal relations