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THE ENLIGHTENMENT (Montesquieu: French noble, He wrote "THE SPIRIT OF…
THE ENLIGHTENMENT
Montesquieu: French noble, He wrote "THE SPIRIT OF LAWS(1748)".Montesquieu tried to find the natural laws. By preventing any one person or group from gaining too much power, this system provides the greatest freedom and security for the state.
The Scottish philosopher Adam Smith have been viewed as the founders of the modern social science of economics. The doctrine became known by its French name, LAISSEZ FAIRE meaning "to let people do what they want".
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VOLTAIRE: Parisian, Voltaire was well known for his criticism go christianity. H e challenged the actions of the church. He had a strong belief in religious toleration, fighting against religious intolerance in France.
H e was based on there reason and natural laws.
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Books had previously been aimed at small groups of the educated elite.
Developement of magazines and newspapers for the general public. The first daily newspaper was printed in London in 1702.
DIDEROT: The enlightenment was the Encyclopedia, a 28 volume collection of knowledge that he purpose the encyclopedia, according to him it was "to change the general way of thinking ".
The Enlightenment is an18th century movement based on the reason and application of : : the scientific method to an understanding of all life.
ARCHITECTURE AND ART: The palace of Louis XIV at Versailles, in France had made an enormous impact on Europe as other European rulers also built grand residences.
One of the greatest architects of the 18th century was Balthasar Neumann, Neumann´s 2 masterpieces are the Church of the 14 Saints in Germany and The Residence, the palace of the prince bishop pf Wurzburg.
MUSIC: Franz Joseph Hadyn nd Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were innovators who wrote classical music rather than the baroque music of Bach and Handel.
Mozart was a truly child prodigy. He gave has first harpsichord concert at age 6 and wrote his first opera at 12.
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The intellectuals of the enlightenment were known by the French world philosophe meaning "philosopher". Not all philosophers were French.
JEAN -JAQUES ROUSSEAU: He argued that people had adopted laws and government in order to preserve the private property.
1762: THE SOCIAL CONTRACT
"THIS MEANS NOTHING LESS THAN THAT THEY WILL BE FORCED TO BE FREE"
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MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT: Many see her as the founder of modern European and American movements for women rights.
The VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS FOR WOMEN. Wollstonecraft minted out that the power of men over women was equally wrong.
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