The Age of Enlightenment
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The Age of Enlightenment
1700-1789
The Age of Enlightenment
A period of intellectual exchange in Europe
during the 18th century
“Progress”
A desire for political and social change
The Age of Enlightenment
What made the Enlightenment possible?
The Philosophes
Intellectuals who discussed ideas
Used reason to explain their world
Believed that Reason could improve society
Believed in tolerance for all religions
The Philosophes
Voltaire (1694-1778)
French intellectual who criticized French
society
John Locke (1632-1704)
Treatises on Government
Essay on Human Understanding
“Tabula Rasa”
John Locke (1632-1704)
Denis Diderot (1713-1784)
Published the Encyclopedia in 1772
Attempt to compile information on
everything
Denis Diderot (1713-1784)
The Encyclopedia
Baron de Montesquieu
(1689-1755)
French political philosopher
The Spirit of the Laws
Baron de Montesquieu
(1689-1755)
Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677)
Jewish philosopher in Amsterdam
Belief in religious toleration
Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
(1712-1778)
The Social Contract (1762)
The “General Will”
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
(1712-1778)
Adam Smith (1723-1790)
First modern economist
The Wealth of Nations (1776)
Laissez-Faire
Adam Smith (1723-1790)
The Wealth of Nations
Mary Wollstonecraft
(1759-1797)
Wrote A Vindication of the Rights of
Women
Founder of modern feminism
Mary Wollstonecraft
(1759-1797)
The American Revolution
Was the American Revolution just a revolt
against British taxation?
How was it based on Enlightenment
principles?
In what ways is the Declaration of
Independence based on John Locke’s
Treatises on Government?
Conclusion
The Enlightenment was a period of
intellectual exchange in Europe during the
18th century
Several factors contributed to the
Enlightenment
Philosophes expressed desire for social and
political change