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"Our society is the product of several great religious and philosophical traditions. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans, Christianity, Judaism, humanism and the Enlightenment have made us who we are". Jan Peter Balkenende

Enlightenment
1650-1790

During the 17th and into the 18th century the European intellectuals expressed confidence in reason.  Individuals such as Locke, Descartes, Bayle, Spinoza, Newton, Jefferson, Franklin, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau and many more developed new ideas about science, art, philosophy, politics, economics and religion. The cornerstone of their ideas lay in reason and the unfettered mind. Everything was subject to investigation. New theories and laws of science and math were developed  using the scientific method.  Deism, skepticism, agnosticism and materialism became the basis of religious thought. Psychology  was developed and the idea of humanism ( the belief that we should live up to our human potential) became a new way of thinking. The social contract was developed and for the first time governmental powers were limited and subject to the rule of the people. They believed in  universal order, natural law and human reason.  A  general sense of progress, predictability and perfectibility  could be achieved by a scientific and rational approach. Their reasoning and investigations resulted in great leaps in mathematics, science, social sciences, laws and eventually culminated in the Reformation, the American Revolution, the Industrial Revolution and our modern society. Timeline
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Definition: "Enlightenment
A philosophical movement of the 18th century that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms
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The European Enlightenment: Table of Contents
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Enlightenment. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Enlightenment. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05.
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Internet Modern History Sourcebook: The Enlightenment
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Built on their studies of ancient Greek and Roman writers, the men and women of this revolutionary period challenged the established ways of thinking and altered human history forever..
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Galileo's Biography
Explore the life and times of this true genius.
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Science During The Enlightenment
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