THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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Truth is found in the Bible and in Catholic tradition
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Human reason can be used to reform government.
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The laws of the universe can be discovered through experimentation and observation.
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All citizens should be given the right to vote.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The philosophes believed that the world could be improved and that people could help to better it. They championed the developing natural sciences and secular thought as the means to achieving the goals of knowledge, freedom, and happiness.
Detailed explanation-2: -Central to Enlightenment thought were the use and celebration of reason, the power by which humans understand the universe and improve their own condition. The goals of rational humanity were considered to be knowledge, freedom, and happiness.
Detailed explanation-3: -Chief among their desired reforms was intellectual freedom-the freedom to use one’s own reason and to publish the results. The philosophes wanted freedom of the press and freedom of religion, which they considered “natural rights” guaranteed by “natural law.” In their view, progress depended on these freedoms.
Detailed explanation-4: -People started to study human nature and society. What new views did philosophers have about government?-Hobbes believed that people are not naturally good, so they must exchange some freedom for the order, peace and safety that comes from having a government.