Write a 8 page essay on 'Enlightenment: Britain and the creation of the modern world' by Roy Porter.Download file to see previous pages... The research will undertake a critical analysis of the enligh

Write a 8 page essay on 'Enlightenment: Britain and the creation of the modern world' by Roy Porter.

The research will undertake a critical analysis of the enlightenment in Britain after the1600s and how it affected the rest of the world after it was instituted in Britain The paper will undertake an examination of important elements of Roy Porter's book. This will involve an analysis of some important elements of the development of Britain and its implications to modern development. The paper will begin by examining how Britain viewed the Enlightenment which made it unique and different from other people in mainland Europe. It will also examine the role that Britain's political unification played in its internal operations and how it made Britain's parliamentary system attractive and preferred throughout the world. Also, the rights of individuals in Britain and the legal system as well as as the Judicial system is examined. This is followed by a critique of knowledge and formal education throughout Britain and how it moved to other parts of the world. The paper also examines the taxation and financial systems that evolved in Britain and how it affected the development of the country. The research also assesses the role of the industrial revolution and inventions that occurred in Britain and how it supported the British national systems and structures. Finally, the paper examines how these systems were spread throughout the world through Britain's colonisation drives and Dominions which later became the basis of the British Commonwealth. Enlightenment and Britain. In Chapter 1, Porter asserts that the term 'Enlightenment' was perceived in a very different manner in Britain than it was perceived elsewhere around Europe. Due to this, the British people had a very different attitude towards the continental trend towards a new set of systems and structures. He identifies that the best context within which the British attitude towards the Enlightenment is to examine it through Kant's view of the phenomenon. Kant defined the renaissance as “man's release from his own self-made captivity”. This is very true of how things went in Britain. This is because the British people took steps to rid the society of political, legal, financial, and other ills through the creation of a high degree of empiricism, hard work, justice and fairness. This made Britain the hub for the creation of a unique system that would aid modernisation throughout the world. In most parts of Europe, the Renaissance and the end of the Medieval times came with numerous wars and struggles that spanned from external spillovers, ethnic differences and historical rivalries. This led to so much chaos on the continent. However, it can be inferred that Britain was unique and different from other nations in Europe because there were far fewer differences between the different peoples on the Islands. Also, different tendencies towards rivalries and destructive conflicts were contained through a well defined governance structure, a fair and impartial judicial system and the encouragement of development and improvement. The trends in Britain were not found in most parts of Europe. Basically because Britain was somewhat isolated and there were different issues and strives on the continent that Britain could observe from a safe distance and take decisions about how to resolve them in their own space on the British Isles. However, it all began with the British political unification which set the stage for the modernisation of the country and the systematic development of different units an sectors of the nation which allowed the country to move in a structured and well guarded sequence which proved to be an appropriate background for the enhancement of science and the arts and the improvement of the quality of life on the island.