The Age of Enlightenment
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The Age of Enlightenment
1700-1789
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The Age of Enlightenment A period of intellectual exchange in Europe
during the 18th century
“Progress”
A desire for political and social change
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The Age of Enlightenment What made the Enlightenment possible?
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The Philosophes Intellectuals who discussed ideas
Used reason to explain their world
Believed that Reason could improve society
Believed in tolerance for all religions
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The Philosophes
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Voltaire (1694-1778) French intellectual who criticized French
society
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John Locke (1632-1704) Treatises on Government
Essay on Human Understanding
“Tabula Rasa”
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Denis Diderot (1713-1784) Published the Encyclopedia in 1772
Attempt to compile information on everything
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Denis Diderot (1713-1784)
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The Encyclopedia
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Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
The Spirit of the Laws
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Baron de Montesquieu(1689-1755)
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Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) Jewish philosopher in Amsterdam
Belief in religious toleration
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Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677)
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) The Social Contract (1762)
The “General Will”
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
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Adam Smith (1723-1790) First modern economist
The Wealth of Nations (1776)
Laissez-Faire
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Adam Smith (1723-1790)
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The Wealth of Nations
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Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) Wrote A Vindication of the Rights of
Women
Founder of modern feminism
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Mary Wollstonecraft(1759-1797)
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The American Revolution Was the American Revolution just a revolt
against British taxation? How was it based on Enlightenment
principles? In what ways is the Declaration of
Independence based on John Locke’s Treatises on Government?
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Conclusion The Enlightenment was a period of
intellectual exchange in Europe during the 18th century
Several factors contributed to the Enlightenment
Philosophes expressed desire for social and political change