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    An essay outlining the nature of the Enlightenment in Europe‚ focusing on the ideas and its impact on the arts in Europe in the eighteenth century. At the beginning of the 18th century the favourable style of painting was the Rococo style. This was a highly decorative‚ ornate style of art‚ which lasted throughout the reign of Louis XV (1715-74) and spread to other countries‚ most notably Austria and Germany. Rococo favoured the complex swirling forms of Baroque art but was airier and more

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    Reason or the Age of Enlightenment. This is because the Enlightenment is a period of history in which there were dramatic revolutions in science‚ philosophy‚ society‚ and politics. These revolutions were to get rid of the medieval world-view and to “enlighten” society to become modern. Though the Enlightenment can be seen as an age against religion in general‚ it is more against features of religion‚ such as superstition‚ enthusiasm‚ fanaticism and supernaturalism. Most Enlightenment thinkers do not argue

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    The principal feature of the enlightenment period is that acquiring knowledge and truth is based on human experience. In the pre-enlightenment period‚ the sources that contained all truth were the Bible‚ which is said to be the revelation‚ and works of the Ancient Greek Philosophers particularly Plato and Aristotle that were based on reason. As such‚ medieval learning was reckoned as exegesis: the study and interpretation of a text. Medieval philosophy took a theocentric approach that encompasses

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    safe for many that the decline of religion in modern societies was sealed and would lead to a disappearance of religions. A decline in the importance of organized religion churches in Western European societies is undisputed‚ although the former societal embossing force and interpretation of religion declined strongly. This focus on European standards in a global perspective is the formation of new religious traditions opposed and originated in Asia as well as Europe and North America. The modern period

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    Throughout the 18th century‚ the age of The Enlightenment brought forth major changes‚ which greatly altered the traditional values of the European society. As the secular theories of various philosophes were presented upon society‚ religion and god‚ became an undermined aspect in people’s lives. In addition‚ only ideas that related to the term “reason”‚ were accepted in society. Therefore‚ the age of The Enlightenment challenged traditional European values to a near-full extent‚ because although

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    Political System Transformation in European and Euro-American Societies The Enlightenment is well known to be an important cultural and intellectual movement that revolutionized the lifestyle of several European and Euro-American people during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It brought changes on the scientific‚ economic‚ and religious field. However‚ the field that resulted mainly affected by the Enlightenment was the political realm. Many important European philosophers like Thomas Paine

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    Period 3 Enlightenment 31 January 2016 Development of Religion during the Enlightenment Prior to the Enlightenment‚ belief in God was widely accepted. Everyday questions were always solved by simply turning to the teachings of religion. Even political problems were solved in a similar manner. Christians consulted the Old Testament numerous times to solve issues of the community. Concepts such as the separation of church and state did not yet exist. This all changed during the Enlightenment. It had

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    The role of religion in Europe During the fifteenth‚ sixteenth‚ and seventeenth centuries‚ religion played a major role in the efforts of the Europeans to explore and colonize the new world. The Reconquista became over a period of time a sacred mission to many of the Christian rulers and inhabitants of the peninsula. As soon as this period was finished‚ Spain started focusing on colonization and expansion. Some of the major events that happened during this period were the Portuguese attacks on

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    Enlightenment Philosophers of Europe in 17th Century When the time of enlightenment cast upon Europe‚ many individual have uncover the need of communicating with others to share and learn new knowledge. These communication create many view and aspect of how society should run. Many of these view are in contradiction with others. One of these contradicting idea of society is form by Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. Thomas Hobbes was a champion of absolutism for the sovereign. He supported the government

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    During the enlightenment era in Europe‚ conflict began to stir the among European nations. Great philosophers including Locke‚ Rousseau‚ Voltaire‚ and Montesquieu had started introducing ideas of human rights‚ liberty‚ and nationalism‚ leading to a demand for new leaders and for revolutions in Europe ("Enlightenment"). This all took place as many nations desired to expand their boundaries with colonies or into other the territory of other countries. The best leader who would rise from this time of

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