Enlightenment Period: The French Revolution
In the history of France, there were many major changes that took place. One example of that change was the Enlightenment period, also known as the Age of Reason. The Enlightenment was a period during the French revolution where reasons can be used to solve problems and change people's lives. This was a philosophical, cultural, and social movement that spread through France and other parts of Europe. It was also to believed that humans could answer questions for themselves and required ways to put philosophy into practices. These ideas and concepts of the Enlightenment period had important concepts for French philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Voltaire, Baron de Montesquieu etc... The important concepts, were the reason, nature, progress, and liberty. For reasons, philosophers believed that the truth can be discovered through reasons and logical thinking. Which also means to make sense of things, and prove facts based on new or existing information. Also, nature was considered to
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Which the Enlightenment period had an impact since it affected politics and the government. This is because in France, at first, had absolutism or absolute monarchy. During that time in the beginning of the 18th century (1701), Louis XVI was the king of France. Since, the Enlightenment thinkers did not trust the established authorities, such as the monarchies of the church. They were not influenced by their personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice, but instead find the truth for themselves and improve society by reason, nature, progress, and liberty. Which this influenced the French Revolution politically in that if affected what kind of France was to exist after the Fall of the Bastille and the Tennis Court Oath. Because the impact that happened after the Enlightenment, the governments tend to end noble privileges, limit the king's power, freedom of speech and freedom of
Which the Enlightenment period had an impact since it affected politics and the government. This is because in France, at first, had absolutism or absolute monarchy. During that time in the beginning of the 18th century (1701), Louis XVI was the king of France. Since, the Enlightenment thinkers did not trust the established authorities, such as the monarchies of the church. They were not influenced by their personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice, but instead find the truth for themselves and improve society by reason, nature, progress, and liberty. Which this influenced the French Revolution politically in that if affected what kind of France was to exist after the Fall of the Bastille and the Tennis Court Oath. Because the impact that happened after the Enlightenment, the governments tend to end noble privileges, limit the king's power, freedom of speech and freedom of