they were just beginning to learn to read and write‚ therefore Mathiez thinks the middle class caused the Revolution. Parts of the Enlightenment ideas were those of Rousseau‚ Voltaire‚ and Locke. Rousseau wanted direct democracy. Locke believed that government’s power comes from the consent of the people. Rousseau. Voltaire wanted freedom of speech and religious toleration. The ideas of these Enlightenment thinkers based the Constitution of the United States. Another historian‚ Lord Acton suggested
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about violent evil. By the time Voltaire wrote Candide‚ he was no longer a Christian‚ because he believed there was not a rational basis for the Christian belief in God at work in the world. Whereas‚ Equiano’s experience of slavery brought him to Christianity‚ which helped him make sense of how God could redeem an evil act such as slavery. After reading the short stories the reader can conclude that the view of Christianity is irrelevant in the social life of Voltaire‚ while Equiano believed that Christianity
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Doug Mishler CH 202 Discussion: Lisa M 2:00-2:50 12 October 2012 The Enlightenment: Corruption and Deceit The movement of power of religion to the power of science. A scientific and intellectual revolution. The Enlightenment was a very integral part of modernity. There were new concepts of science‚ philosophy‚ and technology. New ideals of human equality and life were created‚ but all with a cost. During the time period of the enlightenment‚ corruption of power and deceit were very common
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Denis Diderot‚ unlike Montesquieu and Voltaire‚ had no real revolutionary aspirations. He was only interested in collecting and spreading as much knowledge as possible for his huge piece‚ the Encyclopédie. The Encyclopédie‚ which eventually had thirty-five volumes‚ would go on to continue to spread Enlightenment knowledge to countries all around the world. Arguably the third most influential voice of the French Enlightenment‚ and Enlightenment overall‚ Denis Diderot (1713–1784)‚ a writer and philosopher
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an evil person commits a crime‚ they are punished. 6. Voltaire used Candide as a tool to criticize religions‚ to comment on major historical events‚ and to state his opinion on contemporary matters. 7. These events included imprisonment in Bastille twice‚ flogging and exile as a rebel on account of his ideas. 8. Even though Candide experienced traumatic events in his life‚ he responded with a sense of hope‚ similar to the way Voltaire saw people react in reality after the earthquake at Lisbon
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this further‚ the Enlightenment influenced the French because the French realized the rights they should have. For example‚ when Voltaire began to speak about the rights of liberty and property‚ the French felt they deserved the same rights‚ thus pushing them further into wanting to rebel. They also believed and yearned for the rights of freedom of religion. As Voltaire again stated‚ “the right of everyman…to what religion he choose.” The Enlightenment really showed the French that they deserved just
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The late 1700’s were a period of great social and political revolution in Western civilization. The French Revolution was a major part of this sweeping change in the way Europeans (and the newborn Americans) perceived the function of government and the most effective ways of governing. The French Revolution had many long term and short term causes and effects‚ and was one of the most violent periods in the history of the country. There were many factors that contributed to the spark of the revolution
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The first time this idea is seen is in chapter 1 when Voltaire says “Master Pangloss taught the metaphysico–theologo–cosmolonig-ology. He could prove to admiration that there is no effect without a cause; and‚ that in this best of all possible worlds...” Time and time again‚ it is shown that this philosophy is not the case. This story is a series of unfortunate events that leads to an ending where not one character is happy. Voltaire wrote his story like this to be satirical‚ but to also disprove
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belief for DEDUCTIVE reasoning and dividing existence into MIND and BODY (CARTESIAN DUALISM) Niccoló Machiavelli "It is greater to be feared than loved." He advised rulers to instill FEAR in their subjects for the greatest POWER and success. Voltaire "Crush the infamous thing!" This man’s and other philosophes’ opinions on the CHURCH and CHRISTIANITY. Jean Jacques Rousseau‚ The Social Contract (1762) "All men are born free‚ but elsewhere they are in chains" states his belief that society
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Thomas Hobbes Thomas Hobbes was an english philosopher in the 17th century. He was born in a time were the church ruled. He was known for his book Leviathan and for his view on politics and social behavior. He said that having a government was a must for us humans because they set rules for us. If there weren’t ruled people would act according to what they like‚ what they want and that is often killing. This means that he believed we needed the government in order to not be in war. Thomas Hobbes
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