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    Dan Weir Mr. Cotier AP Euro 10/30/14 The term French Revolution is a term that represents a series of horrifying events between 1789 and 1799. In 1792‚ tension in France erupted into war‚ which tore apart the Bourban monarchy and was the first time in history we saw a republic emerge in France. Many historians think that the causes of the French Revolution had heavily to do with social class conflict. The three main causes of the French Revolution was caused by social class conflicts in France‚

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    Other Plays. Revised ed. London: Penguin‚ 2002. Print. "Id‚ Ego‚ Superego‚ and the Unconscious in Psychology 101 at AllPsych Online." Psychology Classroom at AllPsych Online. AllPsych and Heffner Media Group‚ Inc.‚ 21 Mar. 2004. Web. 17 May 2011. . Voltaire. Candide. Trans. John Butt. England: Penguin‚ 1947. Print.

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    and his philosophy not lining up with his actions‚Candide having a narrow mind‚ and Candide’s philosophy not lining up with his actions. The theme of happiness‚ which Voltaire shows by Candide

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    The first time this idea is seen is in chapter 1 when Voltaire says “Master Pangloss taught the metaphysico–theologo–cosmolonig-ology. He could prove to admiration that there is no effect without a cause; and‚ that in this best of all possible worlds...” Time and time again‚ it is shown that this philosophy is not the case. This story is a series of unfortunate events that leads to an ending where not one character is happy. Voltaire wrote his story like this to be satirical‚ but to also disprove

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    The Enlightenment and Todays Impact The word enlightenment refers to the uncompleted course of education‚ in the use of reason‚ which in return should be available to all. Immanuel Kant thought of enlightenment‚ as a series of interlocking and at times it appeared to feel like enlightenment consisted of battling problems

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    belief for DEDUCTIVE reasoning and dividing existence into MIND and BODY (CARTESIAN DUALISM) Niccoló Machiavelli "It is greater to be feared than loved." He advised rulers to instill FEAR in their subjects for the greatest POWER and success. Voltaire "Crush the infamous thing!" This man’s and other philosophes’ opinions on the CHURCH and CHRISTIANITY. Jean Jacques Rousseau‚ The Social Contract (1762) "All men are born free‚ but elsewhere they are in chains" states his belief that society

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    enlightenment thinkers strongly opposed the the traditional European values of religion. This can be seen in the document known as‚ Philosophical Dictionary: The English Model‚ written by Voltaire. The document states‚ “These rights are...the right of every man to profess‚ unmolested‚ what religion he chooses”‚ (Voltaire‚ 11). Unlike traditional European society‚ this statement presents the idea of individuals being free to choose their religion‚ as opposed to being forced to follow the christian faith

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    : This document was written at the same time as the enlightened period. It is a journal of Jacques – Louis Ménétra‚ a master glazier‚ who went to Paris to start his own business and at that same time‚ he met Rousseau‚ one of many enlightenment thinkers‚ and discover that he had a sense of adventure and criticism just like Rousseau. In these part of his journal he describes a conversation with a curate‚ about many issues of the time‚ but mostly about the religious problem. It seems that in this document

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    Thomas Hobbes Thomas Hobbes was an english philosopher in the 17th century. He was born in a time were the church ruled. He was known for his book Leviathan and for his view on politics and social behavior. He said that having a government was a must for us humans because they set rules for us. If there weren’t ruled people would act according to what they like‚ what they want and that is often killing. This means that he believed we needed the government in order to not be in war. Thomas Hobbes

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    that they wanted to address. In Candide‚ Voltaire portrays him as an overly naive character who believes that he’s in the best of all worlds regardless of the countless horrors that he and the people he love must witness and go through. It is done so in a way that the reader laughs because of how ridiculous it all seems for someone to remain optimistic throughout such turmoil‚ but it also points out our own character flaws. Throughout the novel Voltaire takes jabs at religion‚ philosophical views

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