Scottish Enlightenment

Revolutions both had many enlightenment influences. These influences consisted of John locke, in both the American and French, Voltaire in both revolutions, and Montesquieu in both. Rousseau influenced the American and Marie Wollstonecraft influenced the French. People may sometimes wonder how the influences were similar and different, and that is what this essay will be about. Both the American Revolution and the French Revolution were influenced by many of the same enlightenment thinkers in the same

Candide and Optimism was my favorite subject during this course. I really enjoyed reading the short story and learning about Candide and the list of other important characters. Candide and his professor Dr. Pangloss believed that “everything is best for the best of all possible worlds”. Although Dr. Pangloss and Candide believed in a world where everything is all for the best, they come across very many ironic situations that challenge their belief. Candide lived a life of distress caused by death

“Unit I Source analysis” Source one has shown enlightened thinking of generally the third estates, also known as the National Assembly and represented the people of France. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is a social factor which shaped French Nationalism. It’s an enlightened idea which was spread through media, to motivate commoners to fight for their rights, which has questioned the divine right of the king. Even though the Declaration of the Rights did not create a new

The eighteenth century seems to be the turn of the century because of the radical changes occurring in society; is the century of expansions and trade, the decline of some states and the strengthening of others, such as France, England and Holland. It is a century of cultural fervor, with many styles constantly change. At the beginning of the century has the Rococo, a style very opulent, ornate architectural style. It was born as a reaction to the Baroque, considered too solemn. She born in France

enough taxes to repay their debts. Some additional causes of the Revolution, other than France’s financial struggles, were the resistance of the nobility and clergy towards any type of tax increase, the increased growth of the philosophies from the Enlightenment, and the not so amazing efforts put forth by their ruler at the time, Louis XVI, who was attempting to impose an absolute monarchy on the country. Social structure was also a general

When I consider the ways in which the Enlightenment has influenced my life, there are two: education and reason. For me it was my entrance into higher education that broke the dam so to speak when it came to me exploring what I believed. So to begin, I’d like to thank Mary Wollstonecraft and women like her for making the case that women, like men, had just as much right to freedom of thought because “They too had been given the faculty of reason by God” (p.101). What this freedom has given me is

In retrospect of the French Revolution, many think of the natural human rights men gained with the adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. Ironically, although the Declaration supposedly spelled out human rights, they only applied to free, non-enslaved men. In the Revolutionary Heritage, Popkin talks about the various impacts and influences that the French Revolution left. “Many of the fundamental changes made during the Revolution were never seriously challenged” (Popkin, 135)

Both the Enlightenment and the Great awakening caused the colonists to alter their views about government, the role of government, as well as society at large which ultimately and collectively helped to motivate the colonists to revolt against England. The Enlightenment was vital in almost every part of the founding of America, which included everything from government, to politics itself, as well as religion. Many of the ideas from the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening shaped our country as

If the Enlightenment was a movement which started among the elite and spread through society to pose its influence, Romanticism was widespread both in its origins and influence. Through the transformation of the basic arts such as poetry, the novel and drama, there has never been such an intellectual/artistic movement that has had such popularity ever since the end of the Middle Ages. At the time, people's fears, hopes and aspirations were the key elements that drove this literary movement to greatness

During the eighteenth century European countries were characterized by an increased population, maintained a wealthy economy, and revolved around a new way of thinking. There have been several theories that had an impact on European societies. Two of the theories include mercantilism and Adam Smith’s viewpoints. Mercantilism came about as a way to gain power and wealth society, where as Smith relied on a laissez-faire approach. Each of these theories had a major impact on the development of the