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02 THE ENLIGHTENMENT: THE CULTURE OF OPTIMISM, france, Montesquieu,…
02 THE ENLIGHTENMENT: THE CULTURE OF OPTIMISM
Characteristics Of The Enlightenment
Enlightenment
18th century
European phenomenon
France
spread to America
new intellectual movement
thinkers
bourgeoisie
clergymen
noblemen
Optimistic intellectual movement
Progress
development of knowledge
create well-being and wealth
Happiness
individual right
obligated to provide
Reason
biased notions and religious dogmas
challenge all religious beliefs
rationality
society’s errors
Advances
intellectual
not accepted by
political
religious
scientific
The Evolution Of The Enlightenment
Scientific and technical innovations
critic intellectual attitude
improvements
Church lost power
progress with society
Education
Church not monopolise
basic knowledge
Thinkers
Montesquieu
moderated monarchy
legislative
judicial
executive
French magistrate
Voltaire
criticised religious fanaticism
fought for
civil rights
judicial reform
Tought they were insufficient
Rosseau
supported democracy
sovereignty
hands of people
More radical critique
Political
social
Reformist movement
monarchies
individual rights
defend
The Spread Of Enlightenment Ideas
Academies
studies and statistics
monarchs
government reforms
important academies
of sciences in Paris
St. Petersburg (Russia)
supported
lectures
Reading societies
21,000, in 1710
to 65,000, in 1790
Books on religion
replaced by books
the arts
philosophy and literature
on science
public libraries
Newspaper
Diario noticioso, curioso, erudito, comercial y político
1758
Gatherings
salons
conversation with philosophers
name of the person
word of mouth
Encyclopédie
1751 - 1772
alphabetically
28 volumes
25,000 subscribes
French
Women In The Enlightenment
Age of Enlightenment
important scientific / cultural contributions
previously denied
women became visible
Other women in the enlightenment
María Gaetana Agnesi
several languages
published books
teacher
University of Bologna
Mary Wollstonecraft
translator
wrote
tales
stories
feminist
Émilie Du Châtelet
worked with Voltaire
translated Newton's work
dissemination
mathematician, physicist and writer
Marie-Thérèse Rodet
promoted ideas of progress
her guests
Diderot
Suzanne Curchod
D’Alembert
famous
salons of Paris