1 words Picture by Jokins Adagba Otor Re: Discussion Forum Unit 7 by Jokins Adagba Otor - Friday‚ 24 May 2024‚ 7:40 AM. I believe Voltaire is talking about his observations of people and the ways in which societies are structured when he states‚ "If God had not existed‚ it would have been necessary to invent him." According to Voltaire‚ religion was utilised by society to bring people together and establish order‚ hence it was inevitable that deities would exist in human society (philosophy‚
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Written in his article entitled‚ “Letters from Voltaire‚ 20 June 1733”‚ Voltaire implores the public not to “clip the wings of our writers so closely...those who‚ allowed a start‚ might become eagles; reasonable liberty permits the mind to siar--slavery makes it creep. (par 5). This is an example of an author who
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The Enlightenment is a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. The Enlightenment was the period of scientific Awakening. It is an movement that had a huge impact of freedom and equality. While the Enlightenment was going through dramatic changes‚ it also inspired people to change their governments into a better system to benefit the society. The main cause of these changes all began from the French Revolution‚
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Hate Speech Edward Oliver‚ Jr PHL-305 3/102013 Colette Palamar Hate Speech Hate Speech Thomas Jefferson one of the founding fathers once said‚ “A democracy cannot be both ignorant and free.” The first amendment structured to give United States citizens the right to speak freely is an essential law that builds the foundation of the United States Constitution. The first amendment is one of the most controversial laws that higher instructions of learning‚ churches‚ state‚ and
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also influenced many other movements and laws such as the French Revolution‚ the US Constitution‚ the American Declaration of Independence and The Social Contract. If it wasn’t for him and his literature‚ many leaders of the Enlightenment such as Voltaire wouldn’t have been inspired to come up with and share their ideas. John Locke’s influences on politics‚ equality and the other leaders of the Enlightenment were immense‚ thus making him one of the greatest leaders of The Enlightenment. John Locke
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different areas of human society. In the late 17th and 18th centuries many changes were accruing and these philosophers helped make these changes with their ideas by meeting in French salons and English drawing rooms. John Locke political ideas‚ Voltaire ideas of religion‚ the economic ideas of Adam Smith‚ and the woman’s independence ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft. They helped build a new human society with their new and unique ideas. John Locke main idea was every individual’s equal rights and
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philosophy preferred a society functioning on reason rather than theological dogmas and superstition. It envisioned a scientific creed overflowing on a tide of human empathy. The moral influence of Voltaire was towards justice and humanity and of improvement of French law and custom from legal abuses. Voltaire was the soul of the French revolution as he encouraged the intellectuals of France to voice their
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The ideas of several Enlightenment philosophers‚ such as Locke‚ Montesquieu and Voltaire affected the latter U.S Constitution. Locke’s idea of how a government should be run affected the governmental power. Montesquieu’s idea of separation of powers affected the division of power of the U.S government. Voltaire’s idea of a person’s freedom affected the rights of the people. The ideas of Locke‚ Montesquieu and Voltaire greatly contributed to the creation of the U.S Constitution. Locke’s philosophy
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Voltaire Father wanted him to become a lawyer‚ but instead he began writing poetry and then mild criticisms of the church and the state. After the first imprisonment in the basille’s‚ he changed his name to Voltaire. The nobleman had used his wealth to have him arrested‚ and that cause Voltaire to try and reform the French judicial system. My evidence about Voltaire is that he was like John Locke because they both wanted to know their
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