thought of. People like as the enlightenment philosophers such John Locke‚ Adam Smith‚ Voltaire and May Wollstonecraft were the ones to start questioning why everyone should be capable of having the same rights. Ideas such as the rights of men‚ how the people should be the ones to choose for the economy‚ the right to choose the religion you want‚ and equality for women were the main ideas that Locke‚ Smith‚ Voltaire‚ and Wollstonecraft had stood for. John Locke was an early philosopher that had believed
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wars had not happened‚ and there is both a willful suppression of the immediate past and a glorification of the more distant‚ classical Roman past--which is why it is called the Neoclassical period. Neoclassical writers‚ such as Samuel Johnson‚ Moliere and Alexander Pope‚ sought clear‚ precise language. They standardized spelling and grammar‚ shifted away from the complex metaphors employed by Shakespeare and simplified literary structures. Neoclassical writers often adopted a rigid view toward
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Main Idea of The Enlightenment The Enlightenment which was during the seventeenth and eighteenth century was a time that helped shape the capitalistic‚ democratic world we live in today. The Enlightenment was also called the Age of Reason because that period was a time of high intellect and bright new ideas. Philosophers would meet to discuss economic‚ political‚ social‚ and religious questions. These questions made the philosophers hope that they might some new ways to understand and improve
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Two major elements in European culture a. Greco-Roman element b. Judeo-Christian element Division One Greek Culture and Roman Culture Ⅰ. Greek Culture Why should we study the Ancient Greeks? The Greek culture is an origin of western culture Greek culture has made to western society in the areas of art‚ literature‚ philosophy‚ drama‚ architecture and politics‚ astronomy It shape today’s western culture with notions of democracy and personal freedom The most important reason to study
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more commonly known by his pen name‚ Voltaire‚ is another influential Enlightenment philosopher. Born in late 17th century Paris‚ Voltaire is the author of many poems‚ essays‚ novels‚ plays‚ and over 20‚000 personal letters. Today he is still known for his support of tolerance of all kinds‚ especially religious. He was concerned about the lack of religious equality in his native France. In his writings‚ he praised England for their religious tolerance. Voltaire believed
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In the text‚ by not having too many bathroom scenes‚ Argan seems to be imagining his illness (thus‚ he is the imaginary invalid). In Panych’s stage version‚ Argan shows several symptoms of being ill; this definitely confuses the original play by Moliere. One of the original purposes of the play was to criticize‚ among other things‚ the medical profession in Moliere’s time. Now‚ if Argan really was sick‚ does that mean that the doctors were correct in their analysis? No‚ it doesn’t. I believe
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democratic ideals such as religious tolerance and freedom of speech. François-Marie Arouet‚ or Voltaire‚ was a French author during the Enlightenment whose controversial writings often got him into trouble with the Catholic Church. He opposed both the Catholic Church and absolute government and fought for freedom of speech and religious tolerance in his writings. In one of his main works‚ “Philosophical Letters”‚ Voltaire compared and contrasted the governments of England and France. He believed that the French
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influenced America The ideas of the Enlightenment influenced the American Revolution and the formation of the American Government because our government is based off the ideas of the first political thinkers‚ like Thomas Hobbs‚ John Locke‚ Voltaire‚ Baron de Montesquieu‚ Jean Jacques Rousseau‚ and Cesare Beccaria. All of these philosophers believed in different ideas‚ and somehow the American government was able to figure out a way to make all of these ideas work in one government. These men
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same equality more and more women would become more than just a housewife or caretaker. Mary Wollstonecraft was a massive part of women’s equality and without her; women wouldn’t have the equality they have today. Through all three of them; Locke‚ Voltaire‚ and Wollstonecraft‚ together made a huge impression and now there is a better government‚ more equality in religion‚ and close to complete women’s
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In the eighteenth century philosophers John Locke and Francious-Marie Arouet.supported the idea of religious toleration. Locke philosophy was that people were born good or pure. According to Locke‚ people were generally good that they should be allowed more rights and freedoms. In which also his philosophy was that people were entitled to three natural rights (life‚ liberty‚ and own property which he defended. Locket said in the letter concerning toleration. “Civil interests I call life‚ liberty
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