Enlightenment Thinker's Influence On The World During The Enlightenment Period
Nick Robinson
Mr. Wakefield
Eng 100 7-9
8 December 2014
Change is a Step Forward The Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason, is the name given to the period in Europe and America during the 1700s when mankind was emerging from centuries of ignorance into a new age enlightened by reason, science, and respect for humanity (Age of Reason). Enlightenment thinkers had an immense influence on the world during the Enlightenment Period because they were able to adapt and change people’s ethics and morals to create a better society. During this time, society was extremely religious and believed anything the church told them to believe. This causes citizens to believe what they were told and never giving them the ability to form and share their own …show more content…
The Enlightenment was a time where new discoveries and ideas were shared. The Catholic Church had control over everything during this period of time. The church only provided the people with what they thought was morally and ethically correct. When morals and ethics are pushed people tend to only believe the ones they are told. The people were never given the opportunity to form their own opinions and ideas, because they are not true unless the church had said they were. For example, let’s say that the church were to kill someone because they tried believing in something else, the church would kill that person and say it was in God’s name. This gave people the idea that the church was correct and you shouldn’t try to believe in something new. The church had an effect on people that was hard to break away from for a long time. It wasn’t until people built up enough confidence to fight against the extremely corrupt church that new
Mr. Wakefield
Eng 100 7-9
8 December 2014
Change is a Step Forward The Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason, is the name given to the period in Europe and America during the 1700s when mankind was emerging from centuries of ignorance into a new age enlightened by reason, science, and respect for humanity (Age of Reason). Enlightenment thinkers had an immense influence on the world during the Enlightenment Period because they were able to adapt and change people’s ethics and morals to create a better society. During this time, society was extremely religious and believed anything the church told them to believe. This causes citizens to believe what they were told and never giving them the ability to form and share their own …show more content…
The Enlightenment was a time where new discoveries and ideas were shared. The Catholic Church had control over everything during this period of time. The church only provided the people with what they thought was morally and ethically correct. When morals and ethics are pushed people tend to only believe the ones they are told. The people were never given the opportunity to form their own opinions and ideas, because they are not true unless the church had said they were. For example, let’s say that the church were to kill someone because they tried believing in something else, the church would kill that person and say it was in God’s name. This gave people the idea that the church was correct and you shouldn’t try to believe in something new. The church had an effect on people that was hard to break away from for a long time. It wasn’t until people built up enough confidence to fight against the extremely corrupt church that new