Assignment 2: Comparing Modernist Approaches During the modernist period, you noticed a countercultural movement of romanticism and early existentialism. Explore the two major strands of early modernism – sensationalism and rationalism – along with the countercultural movement – romanticism and early existentialism. While British sensationalism also emerged during this period, it is more of a blending of sensationalism and rationalism. You’ll focus on the two more pure thought systems. You’ve noticed that the three groups – the sensationalists, the rationalists, and the romantics, have very different epistemologies. The sensationalists trusted the senses or sense experience to determine truth. While many of them also used reason to some degree, they placed a greater trust in the senses. The rationalists, while giving some credence to the senses, primarily trusted reason as the best guide to knowing truth. The romantics took a more phenomenological approach and placed greater emphasis on emotions in the process of determining how to live; they weren’t as concerned with the issue of truth. How do these epistemologies impact ethics and morals? Particularly with the romantics, you begin to notice there is a potential to separate ethics, or what is right, from values, or the individual’s ideals. What do you think is the significance of this separation?  These three positions still do not dictate a view of human nature as fundamentally good or evil. There are variant positions within the perspectives. Discuss any implications you think exist for human nature in these perspectives.  Finally, address the implications for therapy. Compare how you think these different philosophies would impact the way psychotherapy effectiveness should be determined.  Be sure to support your conclusions with information drawn from the online content, the textbook, and other credible, scholarly sources to substantiate the points you are making.  Submit your response to the  M2: Assignment 2 Dropbox  by  Wednesday, November 30, 2016 . The paper should be 2-4 pages, double-spaced 12-point typescript, Times Roman font, with 1-inch margins all around, and free from grammatical errors. This page count includes the title page, text, and references. All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources. Name your assignment as follows: LastName_FirstInitial_PSY450_M2A2FinalProj Assignment 2 Grading Criteria  Maximum Points Stated how the rationalists, romantics and sensationalists impacted ethics and morality and discussed the significance of the romantics move to separate ethics from values. 16 Discussed how these three positions still do not dictate a view of human nature as fundamentally good or evil. 16 Discussed any implications that exist for human nature in these perspectives. 16 Addressed the implications for therapy. 16 Compared how these different philosophies would impact the way psychotherapy effectiveness should be determined. 16 W.

1. Assignment 2: Comparing Modernist Approaches
During the modernist period, you noticed a countercultural
movement of romanticism and early existentialism. Explore the
two major strands of early modernism – sensationalism and
rationalism – along with the countercultural movement –
romanticism and early existentialism. While British
sensationalism also emerged during this period, it is more of a
blending of sensationalism and rationalism. You’ll focus on the
two more pure thought systems.
You’ve noticed that the three groups – the sensationalists, the
rationalists, and the romantics, have very different
epistemologies. The sensationalists trusted the senses or sense
experience to determine truth. While many of them also used
reason to some degree, they placed a greater trust in the senses.
The rationalists, while giving some credence to the senses,
primarily trusted reason as the best guide to knowing truth. The
romantics took a more phenomenological approach and placed
greater emphasis on emotions in the process of determining how
to live; they weren’t as concerned with the issue of truth.
How do these epistemologies impact ethics and morals?
Particularly with the romantics, you begin to notice there is a
potential to separate ethics, or what is right, from values, or the
individual’s ideals. What do you think is the significance of this
separation?
These three positions still do not dictate a view of human nature
as fundamentally good or evil. There are variant positions
within the perspectives. Discuss any implications you think
exist for human nature in these perspectives.
Finally, address the implications for therapy. Compare how you
think these different philosophies would impact the way
psychotherapy effectiveness should be determined.
Be sure to support your conclusions with information drawn
from the online content, the textbook, and other credible,

2. scholarly sources to substantiate the points you are making.
Submit your response to the
M2: Assignment 2 Dropbox
by
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
. The paper should be 2-4 pages, double-spaced 12-point
typescript, Times Roman font, with 1-inch margins all around,
and free from grammatical errors. This page count includes the
title page, text, and references. All written assignments and
responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.
Name your assignment as follows:
LastName_FirstInitial_PSY450_M2A2FinalProj
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Stated how the rationalists, romantics and sensationalists
impacted ethics and morality and discussed the significance of
the romantics move to separate ethics from values.
16
Discussed how these three positions still do not dictate a view
of human nature as fundamentally good or evil.
16
Discussed any implications that exist for human nature in these
perspectives.
16
Addressed the implications for therapy.
16
Compared how these different philosophies would impact the
way psychotherapy effectiveness should be determined.
16
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated
ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of
sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
20
Total:
100