I need to select a topic for a paper based on an aspect of colonialism or the age of reason, any ideas? I will do the research and write the paper of course but I can't think of any good topics. Any suggestions would be appreciated :-)

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anonymous · Answer

The problem is that there are so many:
Age of reason topics:
Descartes & The Philosophies
Rosseau 
Voltaire
John Locke
Newton's synthesis of physical laws
Romanticism as a reaction to Rationalism

Colonialism topics:
the abolition of the slave trade
The East Indian Company