Enlightenment, also called the Age of reason, is a time in Europe when people used logic and reasoning. This period started around 1600's when Europeans became interested in the outside world. Many new inventions were created in this time period.
The bourgeoisie, who were wealthy enough to have had a good education, were likely to be the people who embraced Enlightenment principles. In the case of the French, the middle class was also the group that stood to gain the most from Enlightenment principles, since they were the ones who bore the heaviest tax burden.
Liberty, reason, nature, progress, and happiness
The goals of the Enlightenment Revolution, or Age of Enlightenment was to reform society. It specifically wanted to encourage the use of rational thought using logic and clear principles.
Liberty, reason, nature, progress, and happiness
The Enlightenment was a period of time when a rational and scientific approach to life, religious, political, and economic issues promoted a secular view of the world. The Enlightenment espoused a world view of natural law and universal order. The leading figures of the Enlightenment agreed on several principles: the supreme faith in rational man, the need to discover and act upon the universal principles of governing humanity, nature, and society. These men attacked economic and social restraints, intolerance, censorship, and spiritual and dogmatic authority. Benjamin Franklin lived these principles and was a true man of his times.
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The bourgeoisie, who were wealthy enough to have had a good education, were likely to be the people who embraced Enlightenment principles. In the case of the French, the middle class was also the group that stood to gain the most from Enlightenment principles, since they were the ones who bore the heaviest tax burden.
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Liberty, reason, nature, progress, and happiness
The bourgeoisie, who were wealthy enough to have had a good education, were likely to be the people who embraced Enlightenment principles. In the case of the French, the middle class was also the group that stood to gain the most from Enlightenment principles, since they were the ones who bore the heaviest tax burden.
Jefferson support Enlightenment principles but continued to own slaves.
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The goals of the Enlightenment Revolution, or Age of Enlightenment was to reform society. It specifically wanted to encourage the use of rational thought using logic and clear principles.
Liberty, reason, nature, progress, and happiness
The Founding Fathers were greatly influenced by the works of Enlightenment philosophers like john Locke and other Enlightenment principles that championed the rights of men. Liberalism beliefs in the rights of individuals was a direct offshoot of values developed during the Enlightenment.