World History: The Enlightenment

The French Revolution was an uprising in France initiated by the Third Estate against the monarchy, which resulted in the establishment of France as a republic. Even though there were various causes to the French Revolution, there are events dating back centuries before the start of the Revolution, such as the publication of the 95 Theses, that can be seen as a preface to the Revolution. As time went on, more events acted as precursors. The French Revolution occurred as an effect of the work of Martin Luther, the creation of Absolutism, and the Enlightenment.

The Age of Enlightenment was arguably one of the most defining eras in history regarding the transition of cultures from pre-modern traditions to current modern thought and philosophy. The Enlightenment came about through many intellectuals’ desires to separate from centuries old political and social traditions, such as absolutism and divine right. The movement advocated the use of reason rather than focusing on religion and began to break away from the bonds of religious tyranny, as well as long-standing notions of sovereignty. The Enlightenment age was the means for these intellectuals to publish their philosophies and theories, which in turn initiated revolution in political and social practices throughout Europe and consequently the entire

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The Enlightenment was the root of many of the ideas of the American Revolution. It was a movement that focused mostly on freedom of speech, equality, freedom of press, and religious tolerance. The American Revolution was the time period where America tried to gain its independence from England. They got influenced very much from many philosophers. That will be discussed throughout the essay. The Enlightenment ideas were the main influences for American Colonies to become their own nation.

The Enlightenment period was an extremely impactful revolution which caused changes in societies around the world. It began in 1651, people across the country took a stand against their unfair rights. In order to have a peaceful society, everyone must be treated with equality which can only occur if there is a fair government system in place. If people have to fight and kill to have their natural rights granted, something has to be done about it. The enlightenment period encouraged the people to share their ideas when before they felt they had no say. When the people come together to fight for something they believe in many good and bad outcomes can take place. This time period led to many changes that have drastic effects on history. As people joined multiple documents were created showing the impact of this time period. A couple of these influential documents was the English Bill of Rights, U.S constitution, and the Haitian Constitution.

The Enlightenment is said to have begun in the 1680’s, the same decade that the “Glorious Revolution” occurred, which crowned daughter of James II Mary and her husband Prince William of Orange Monarchs of England. This turning point in English history can be considered part of the Enlightenment due to the switch from an Absolute Monarchy to a Constitutional Monarchy and the passing of the English Bill of Rights in 1689 after William’s ascension to the throne.

Many of the ideas in the Constitution emerged during the Enlightenment. The Enlightenment’s purpose was to challenge traditional ideas based on faith alone and to advance society by using philosophical ideas and scientific knowledge. People who were greatly influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment are Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Thomas Paine, and Benjamin Franklin, these ideas played a key role in writing the U.S. Constitution. Another Enlightenment thinker named Baron de Montesquieu had ideas found in the U.S. Constitution. His idea was that each branch of government we have was to be separated, to have independent powers. This Enlightenment idea turned out to be the Separation of Powers. Another important idea from the Enlightenment

During the Enlightenment era, both elite culture and popular culture had influences, philosophers dominating the ideals of the time period. In the eighteenth century, philosophers such as Adam Smith, Thomas Hobbes, and Jean Jacques Rousseau empowered people to think upon their natural rights and suggested new ideologies to follow and/or support. Additionally, because of the Enlightenment, the Realist and Neoclassical Art Movement spurred and gathered momentum as artists changed the art scene with their masterpieces across Europe.

Americans in the Enlightenment period strongly connected themselves with the classical age in terms of how they approached their art. The Enlightenment period lasted for about 150 years, from approximately 1700 -1850. Throughout this time period many artists took inspiration from the classical age which occurred in ancient Greece and Rome hundreds of years before. We can see examples of this in buildings like The White house and Monticello in America, and Kedleston Hall in England. These three buildings, though located in very different parts of the world, all have a number of aestheticly similar attributes.

The world that current societies know today would be very different if the Enlightenment did not occur in the 18th century. With people like Immanuel Kant, Baron de Montesquieu, and John Locke, the Enlightenment was one of the most revolutionary events to ever occur. For example, Immanuel Kant explored human experiences, Montesquieu believed that there should be three branches of government, and John Locke believed in the social contract and the ability to own life, liberty and property. The ideas of the Enlightenment drastically changed the world and how we continue to think about things including the future generations.

The Enlightenment is a term used to describe the time in Europe when reason and knowledge were being idolized. Humanism is one term, though not inherently evil, that is used to describe the Enlightenment and among Christian groups has a bad connotation. This is because of how humans were glorified above God during this time and being a Christian became an option among all other beliefs and practices. The Enlightenment as a whole brought good and changed the western world immensely, but with most major changes that occur in societies there was also the bad

Newton’s publication of Principia Mathematica in 1677, as well as the Glorious Revolution, paved the way for the beginning of the Age of Enlightenment. Promoting critical thinking about the world and about humankind, the Enlightenment based itself primarily on scientific questioning and empirical analysis. Scientists and philosophers of the eighteenth century questioned the traditional ideas about the universe, society, and culture, and rejected the Aristotelian worldview, skeptical because of its lack of verifiable evidence. Denouncing God as the creator of the universe inspired the thinkers of the time to apply the newly founded scientific method in discovering the origin of all existence, leading to the scientific achievements of Copernicus,

The Enlightenment was a major changing point in history. Before the enlightenment, people were hard workers. Religious freedom and equality was just a dream, if you threatened the church in any way you were executed immediately. During the seventeenth and eighteenth century, there was a group of famous scientists who studied society. They were known as philosophers, They practiced in a period of time where all problems were faced and dealt with using reason. Some of the items discussed by the philosophers were as followed: freedom of religion, politics, economics, and equality. This period of time was well known as The Enlightenment.

The Enlightenment was an era of major social and political change in 18th century Europe. The Enlightenment was centered in France, which at the time was a dominant force in Europe ruled by an oppressive government. During this era, many intellectuals began to question some of the norms and customs of European society, such as monarchy and religious discrimination. These intellectuals helped spread new ideas about human rights and democracy, which helped inspire the revolutions that followed.

The age of enlightenment took place in the 18th century. This was a time that was characterized by lot of aristocratic wars. Philosophers of that time agreed that war was among the greatest evils confronting mankind. The problem they faced with this conviction is that power lay with the aristocracy who viewed wars as a constituent of the society. The aristocracy treated wars as a necessity and as such it was treated as a normal and ordinary fact of life. These philosophers therefore devised ways to make war limited or more humane.  The aristocratic wars of the 18th century were more limited and conducted in human ways as compared to the days before the age of enlightenment.  However towards the late 18th and early 19th century were