WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Some of the most important writers of the Enlightenment were the Philosophes of France, especially Voltaire and the political philosopher Montesquieu. Other important Philosophes were the compilers of the Encyclopédie, including Denis Diderot, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Condorcet.

Detailed explanation-2: -John Locke (29 August 1632-28 October 1704) was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers, especially concerning the development of political philosophy. His writings influenced Voltaire and Rousseau, but most importantly, the American revolutionaries.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Enlightenment spanned over two centuries and two continents (Europe and North America). There are many thinkers who expressed the views largely characteristic of their age, but some of the most famous ones include Immanuel Kant, Isaac Newton, John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, Thomas Hobbes, and David Hume.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason, was an intellectual and cultural movement in the eighteenth century that emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith.

Detailed explanation-5: -This powerpoint takes students through the main beliefs of 6 philosophers during the Enlightenment: Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Baron de Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Immanuel Kant.