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The Enlightenment
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Isaac Newton and John Locke If nature was rational, society too should be organized rationally.
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John Locke An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Tabula Rasa- blank page Human nature can be modified, molded
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Religious Toleration England allowed all religions except Unitarian and Roman Catholic.
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Freedom of the Press and Speech
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Courts Protected Citizens
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Less Regulation in the Economy
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The Emergence of Print Culture Increased literacy in Europe. Books still expensive, but available through libraries Authorship becomes a profession
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The Philosophes Sought to apply rules of reason, criticism, and common sense to all major institutions.
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Voltaire
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Montesquieu
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Diderot
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D’Alembert
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Rousseau
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Hume
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Gibbon
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Smith
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Lessing
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Kant
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Spread of the Enlightenment
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Homework For the major philosophes of the Enlightenment era, identify their works and beliefs. You will have to match the philosophes with their beliefs and works on Wednesday.
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