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| What is the Enlightenment? |
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| the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened. |
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| Who was involved with the Enlightenment? |
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| Earlier philosophers whose work influenced the Enlightenment included Francis Bacon, René Descartes, John Locke and Baruch Spinoza. The major figures of the Enlightenment included Cesare Beccaria, Voltaire, Denis Diderot, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, David Hume, Adam Smith, and Immanuel Kant. |
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| What was the Enlightenment about? |
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| The Enlightenment was an intellectual and philosophical movement which dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century, The Century of Philosophy. |
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| When did the Enlightenment take place? |
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| 18th century” (1685-1815) |
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| Where did the Enlightenment take place? |
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| Why did the Enlightenment occur? |
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| European politics, philosophy, science and communications were radically reoriented during the course of the “long 18th century” (1685-1815) as part of a movement referred to by its participants as the Age of Reason, or simply the Enlightenment. |
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| Who is one of the 3 Greek Philosophers & what is he known for? |
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| Plato was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. |
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Who is another one of the 3 Greek Philosophers & what is he known for? |
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| Socrates is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon and the plays of his contemporary Aristophanes. |
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| Who is the last of the 3 Greek Philosophers & what is he known for? |
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| Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and scientist, better known as the teacher of Alexander the Great. He was a student of Plato and is considered an important figure in Western Philosophy. |
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| Who is one of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for? |
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| Thomas Hobbes, best known for his political philosophy, especially as articulated in his masterpiece |
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| Who is another one of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for? |
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| John Locke was one of the most significant Enlightenment thinkers as well as a physician and philosopher. He was among the first British empiricists and a major figure of the social contract theory. |
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| Who is another one of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for? |
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| Benjamin Franklin is best known as one of the Founding Fathers who drafted the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. |
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| Who is another one of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for |
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| Adam Smith is best known for two classic works: The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). |
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| Who is the last of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for |
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| Mary Wollstonecraft is best known for publishing her most famous work, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. |
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| What was the Scientific Revolution? |
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| The scientific revolution is a concept used by historians to describe the emergence of modern science during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy,biology (including human anatomy) and chemistry transformed the views of society about nature. |
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