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The Enlightenment By: Ryan Murray
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Enlightenment and Religion Referred to as the enemy of religion. Catholic Church split. Deism created.
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Enlightenment and Religion Voltaire played an important role. He criticized the church. Wrote Dictionnaire Philosophique
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Enlightenment and Religion Protestantism in Western Europe. Questioned faith. Almost all faiths had changed.
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Enlightenment and Society Philosophers would gather and talk about ideas. Gained great criticism to improve ideas. Where most of the reforms came from.
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Enlightenment and Society Philosophers put the fear of god out of the way. Denounced Christian Philosophy. Dismantled Heaven somewhat.
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Enlightenment and Society Many ideas shared. Women's rights started Olympe De Gouges
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Enlightenment and Politics Great influence. Freedom Democracy
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Enlightenment and Politics Reason as primary values Self-governing governments. Three Revolutions.
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Enlightenment and Politics English Revolution American Revolution French Revolution.
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Enlightenment and Literature Express through writing. Leibniz- important writer. Systematic metaphysics.
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Enlightenment and Literature James Boswell- important writer Est. norms for biography. Write about life and politics.
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Enlightenment and Literature Gotthold Ephraim Lessing- important writer theorized that the center of political and cultural life is the middle class. Hollinger’s four Reasoning's…
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Enlightenment and Literature Everything worth knowing can be unified in a set of beliefs that all rational people can accept. Moral principles are rational and provide standards for conduct and judgment. Any contradiction to these is an obstacle to progress and happiness. The truth will set us free.
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Enlightenment and Arts Present visuals of the Enlightenment. Art imitates nature. Discern and Enjoy
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Enlightenment and Arts Une Soirée chez madame Geoffrin. Described Philosophers. Philosophers gathered to share ideas.
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Enlightenment and Arts Ernst Cassirer Century of Philosophy. Art used to Criticize.
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