Cultural Revolution Study Notes

Cultural Revolution Section 1: New Ideas - A group of thinkers called the British classical school, led by the Scottish economist Adam Smith, gave the laissez-faire principle its fullest explanation and defense between the 1770's and the 1840's. - Their support came at a time when laissez faire suited the needs of a rapidly developing industrial economy. The classical economists started from the assumption that individuals are motivated by self-interest. They maintained that people serve their …showed first 75 words of 2408 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2408 total…must deal with one's innermost fears and thoughts is perhaps most often found in the work of the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. - As he grew older, Goya became increasingly depressed and discouraged about his own life and humanity in general. - Goya was one of the first artists to persistently explore the dark side of the human mind. Some of his work evokes a disturbing nightmare full of haunting thoughts about life and war.