Enlightenment and Revolution
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Enlightenmen t and Revolution
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Enlightenment and Revolution. Enlightenment. Enlightenment Themes. Reason Scientific method Progress Scepticism Rene Descartes (1596-1650) David Hume (1711-1776). Scientific Method. John Locke (1632-1704). Two Treatises on Government. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Enlightenment and Revolution
Enlightenment
Enlightenment Themes
0Reason0Scientific method0Progress0Scepticism
0 Rene Descartes (1596-1650)0 David Hume (1711-1776)
Scientific Method
John Locke (1632-1704)Two Treatises on Government
Charles-Louis de Secondat (Montesquieu) (1689-1755)Spirit of the Laws (1748)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)The Social Contract (1762)
Broadening Discussions
0Transnational “Republic of Letters”0 Academies0 Salons
0 Increasing literacy0 Cheap books0 Academic journals0 Bookstores0 cafés
Café Procope
Enlightenment Equality?
