Description: A period of time in Western philosophy and cultural life in which reason was advocated as the primary source and legitimacy for authority.
Objectives: to understand the natural world and humankind's place in it solely on the basis of reason and without turning to religious belief.
Connections to Scientific Revolution: The Enlightenment was a program to reform political, economic, and social aspects of European life by using the Scientific method established during the Scientific Revolution. The movement was based on the discoveries and knowledge of the Scientific Revolution.
The main idea that led to the American Revolution was that people should not be taxed if they do not have representation in the body that is taxing them. Another idea is that people should be free to choose who it is that governs them. self government and individual rights (gradpoint)
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The French Revolution borrowed enlightenment ideas which had first been successfully put into place in America. Read "the declaration of the rights of man" its littered with stuff that's almost straight out of the American constitution.
These writings challenged traditional social, religious, and political values.
Scientific Revolution
The ideas of the enlightenment mostly influenced American revolution.
enlightenment
American Revolution and French Revolution. They were both justified themselves with Enlightenment ideals.
Its actually the other way around, the glorious revolution influenced the enlightenment. (it came first...)
The goals of the Enlightenment Revolution were to promote reason, individualism, and secularism. It sought to challenge the authority of traditional institutions such as the Church and monarchy and promote ideas of freedom, equality, and progress.
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The scientific revolution caused religious controversies, while the Enlightenment challenged absolute monarchy.
The scientific revolution caused religious controversies, while the Enlightenment challenged absolute monarchy.
Some ideas from the Enlightenment led to the development of democracy, individual rights, and the separation of powers in government. Other outcomes included advancements in science, the promotion of reason and logic, and the questioning of traditional authority and religious beliefs.
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