University of North Florida WOH 1022 – Introduction to World History - Spring 2013 Midterm February 22‚ 2013 Charles Ackley Enlightenment philosophes triggered a series of intellectual and social revolutions that shattered the Old Regime. These social revolutions include the American Revolution‚ The French Revolution‚ and the Haitian Revolution. The Enlightenment was a movement for general human rights‚ equal citizenship‚ and equal participation in government. At the time the world was ruled
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“Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth.” Voltaire‚ a prominent philosopher and a critic of the Catholic Church during the Enlightenment‚ wrote the novel Candide. Candide is an adventure story of Candide‚ who is at limited to the teachings of his optimistic mentor Pangloss. Pangloss states‚ “‘It is clear that things cannot be otherwise than they are‚ for since everything is made to serve an end
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popular sovereignty strongly influenced the French Revolution and can be traced all the way to the Enlightenment. Firstly‚ as Tom Lansford of the National Social Science Association states‚ “the Enlightenment exerted a stronger influence on the American Revolution” (5). The impact that this had is that since the French sent money and troops to aid the American cause‚ the troops they sent got Enlightenment ideas from the Americans and then brought them back to France where they helped start a revolution
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because the people want change from their government. The French Revolution was one of the biggest revolutions in history. Although the French Revolution happened so that the government would change‚ other things changed as well. During the enlightenment‚ new ideas were constructed. Not just in politics but in music as well. It seemed as if every aspect of the world was revolting. A completely new way of thinking and creating music was made because of the revolution. The French Revolution
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but absolute and dictatorial rulers. However‚ during the period of Enlightenment and of the French Revolution‚ non-maleficent ideas‚ created by Locke‚ Montesquieu‚ Voltaire‚ and other Enlightenment Philosophes‚ were spread throughout the European population. They stated the opposition to absolute monarchies as well as a new main focus on people’s innate rights and freedoms. Many leaders after this period of Enlightenment preached its ideas‚ while others simply used them to gain power. Simon
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enthusiastically adopted by the authors of the United States Constitution. While the Philosophes of the French Enlightenment were not revolutionaries‚ and many were members of the nobility‚ their ideas played an important part in undermining the legitimacy of the Old Regime and shaping the French Revolution. Yet‚ there were two distinct lines of Enlightenment thoughts: the radical enlightenment‚ advocating democracy‚ liberty‚ freedom of expression‚ and eradication of religious authority; and a second
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Conservatism on the welfare state‚ and the ideological approach of policies that underpin unemployment. Although‚ Conservatism has an extensive history associated with British Politics‚ this essay will give an introduction of its foundations examining Enlightenment thinking and liberalism moderate line of welfare. Subsequently‚ for the purpose of this paper the emphasis will be post war conservatism and conservative approaches to unemployment benefit and the welfare state. The development of conservatism
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improvement and political reform were possible. This movement of ideas was called the Enlightenment. Inspired by the scientific revolution‚ the Enlightenment led people to challenge the Church authority and the traditional intellectual authority. Enlightened people believed in a commercial society‚ expanding consumption‚ agricultural improvement‚ and innovative rational methods. Some among the Enlightenment‚ such as Voltaire‚ Rousseau and Montesquieu‚ caused the spirit of innovation and improvement
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McIvor Enlightenment Essay 10/1/12 The late 18th century can be known as the historical period of the Enlightenment. During this time‚ society was undergoing drastic changes that would impact people even today. These changes were known as “reforms‚” and played a big role in politics and ruling during this time period. One of the bigger reforms of this time was that which would grant women a higher education and place them in a position closer to their male counterparts. The enlightenment authors
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What is the human story? Naturally‚ as a student of history‚ I turned to histories like Civilization by Niall Ferguson for an eloquent yet ultimately asymmetric analysis of the past 500 years of human creation. In it‚ Ferguson places the European Enlightenment as the most consequential event in the human story — particularly‚ the French philosophes that professed a need for separation between church and state that launched the Industrial Revolution. This compelling linear narrative‚ of the most consequential
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