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THE ENLIGHTENMENT Unai Carrasco - Coggle Diagram
THE ENLIGHTENMENT
Unai Carrasco
There were some thinkers like: Descartes, Diderot, Hume...
These thinkers often had meetings.
These thinkers did some changes like:
Social Changes
Enlightenment writers were against Feudal Society,
Economic Changes
They opposed mercantilism.
Political Changes
They opposed absolutism. It was considered arbitrary and subject to error.
Intellectual movement that was born in the 17th century.
Is very important, because it is the basis of liberalism.
Enlightened Despotism
Some European monarchs were influenced by the Enlightenment.
They had some ideas about economic progress.
Rationalisation of the administration.
Education reforms.
Modernisation of economy
Enlightened despotism in Spain
In Spain, the thinkers were as worried because of the.
Economic growth, improved education and the modernization of culture.
Some enlightened thinkers realised that some reforms could be advanced, if they cooperated with the king
The most important figures of the Enlightenment were the Count of Floridablanca...
In Spain there wasn't strong bourgeoisie. Furthermore, the power of the Church held back any reform.
The era brought huge advances in science thanks to the interest of monarchs and cultural elites.
Science progress was considered key for society progress. Medicine, transport...
Universities were created. Newspapers were created.