Question

How did the romantic movement contrast with the dominant way of thinking during the 18th and 19th centuries?

Answer 1

People of the 18th and 19th centuries were more scientifically minded, while the Romantics were more emotionally focused.
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Answer 2

During the 18th and 19th century, people were more focused on scientific thinking and human progress. The main topics of interest in scholarly thinking were those of science and reason. However, the Romantic movement constrasted with this trend. The Romantics highlighted the value of emotions in human life. Their focus was the emotional, the abstract, the individual, the shortcomings of progress, the superstitious and the supernatural.