1. Leaders of the Enlightenment
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Leaders of the Enlightenment ,

2. Key Terms Enlightenment philosophe natural rights absolutism liberty
deism

3. Enlightenment
An intellectual 18th-century movement that sought to apply scientific methods to the study of society and government.

4. philosophe
Any of the popular French intellectuals or social philosophers of the 18th century, as Diderot, Rousseau, or Voltaire. Philosopher: a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields.

5. natural rights
Rights that belong to people “by nature,” simply because they are human beings.

6. absolutism
A system of rule in which a monarch or other ruler enjoys unlimited power.

7. liberty
Freedom

8. deism
Belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only.

9. Welcome to the Enlightenment!
lasted from about
Welcome to the Enlightenment!

10. What was the Enlightenment?
Attitude and method of thought.
Enlightenment: A time when reason was used to find out truths about human beings!
“Dare to Know”
Immanuel Kant

11. Roots of Enlightenment Renaissance
Humanism
Importance of the individual
Rediscovery of classical teaching

12. Roots of Enlightenment Reformation
Martin Luther challenged the Catholic Church’s authority and brought on the Protestant Reformation beginning in 1517.
German Bible: .

13. Roots of Enlightenment Scientific Revolution
Observation, logic, and reasoning
Questioning beliefs and ideas
You mean, I’m not the center of everything?!
Source:
Galileo facing the Roman Inquisition, a
painting by Cristiano Banti, 1857

14. What was the strongest influence on the Enlightenment?
Wait until you see how it affects your life!
The Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution all contributed with new ways of thinking and looking at things.
How did the Enlightenment affect common citizens?

15. The End