Essential Enlightenment: What was the Enlightenment?

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TLDRThe Enlightenment was a transformative intellectual movement in Europe from the mid-1600s to the late 1700s, marked by the rise of reason and the scientific method. Thinkers like John Locke, Adam Smith, and Emmanuel Kant challenged the existing religious and political absolutism, advocating for new concepts of rights, freedom, and government. Their radical ideas led to the establishment of liberal democratic institutions, including the rule of law, separation of church and state, and equality for all. The Enlightenment also introduced significant economic theories that contributed to the rise of market economies, influencing revolutionary movements in the United States and France.

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  • 🧠 The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement in Europe.
  • 📜 Key thinkers included John Locke, Adam Smith, and Emmanuel Kant.
  • ⚖️ It challenged religious and political absolutism.
  • 🏛️ Ideas of rights and freedom emerged during this period.
  • 📈 New economic theories explained market economies.
  • 🗳️ Influenced revolutionary movements in the U.S. and France.
  • 📚 Laid the foundation for modern democratic institutions.

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    The Enlightenment was an intellectual and philosophical movement in Europe from the mid-1600s to the late 1700s, featuring prominent thinkers like John Locke, Adam Smith, David Hume, and Emmanuel Kant. It marked a shift towards reason and the scientific method, challenging the religious and political absolutism of the time. Enlightenment ideas on rights, freedom, and government laid the groundwork for modern liberal democracies, advocating for principles such as the rule of law, separation of church and state, and individual liberties. Additionally, economic theories introduced by thinkers like Smith and Hume contributed to the rise of market economies, influencing revolutionary movements in the United States and France.

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  • What was the Enlightenment?

    The Enlightenment was an intellectual and philosophical movement in Europe from the mid-1600s to the late 1700s.

  • Who were some key thinkers of the Enlightenment?

    Key thinkers included John Locke, Adam Smith, David Hume, and Emmanuel Kant.

  • What ideas emerged during the Enlightenment?

    Ideas about rights, freedom, liberty, justice, and government emerged, challenging absolute power.

  • How did the Enlightenment influence modern democracy?

    It laid the foundation for liberal democratic institutions, including the rule of law and separation of church and state.

  • What economic ideas were introduced during the Enlightenment?

    Radical new economic ideas explaining the rise of market economies and increasing material prosperity were introduced.

  • What movements were influenced by Enlightenment ideas?

    The revolutionary movements in the United States and France were directly influenced by Enlightenment ideas.

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    welcome to the essential ideas of the
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    enlightenment
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    broadly speaking the enlightenment was
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    an intellectual and philosophical
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    movement largely based in europe that
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    spanned about a century from the mid to
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    late 1600s to the late 1700s
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    some of the most well-known thinkers
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    associated with the enlightenment
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    include john locke
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    adam smith
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    david hume and emmanuel kant among
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    others
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    the enlightenment was a time of major
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    intellectual upheaval characterized by
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    the rise of reason and the scientific
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    method as tools for understanding the
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    world and bringing about progress
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    prior to the enlightenment europe was
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    dominated by religious and political
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    absolutism
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    but the ideas that emerged during the
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    enlightenment represented a totally new
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    way of thinking about rights freedom
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    liberty justice and government and
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    directly challenged the absolute power
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    of monarchs and the church
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    as a result many enlightenment thinkers
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    had their works banned by governments
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    and church leaders because of the
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    radical ideas they advocated ideas that
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    the liberal democratic institutions that
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    we take for granted today including
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    impartial courts and the rule of law
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    democratically elected governments
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    separation of church and state
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    equality for all people
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    and freedom of speech and freedom of
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    religion just to name a few
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    but the enlightenment didn't just bring
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    about significant changes in
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    philosophical and political thought
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    thinkers such as adam smith and david
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    hume also introduced radical new
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    economic ideas that explained the rise
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    of market economies and with it
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    increasing material prosperity
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    all of which helped spark even greater
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    change across europe and north america
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    the revolutionary movements and
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    experiments in government in the united
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    states and france were both directly
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    influenced by the ideas of liberty
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    freedom limited government and the
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    separation of church and state that were
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    hallmarks of the enlightenment thinkers
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    to learn more about the enlightenment
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    era visit essentialenlightenment.org
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    and to learn about more essential
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    scholars visit essentialscholars.org
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  • Democracy
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