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Enlightenment Principles: Reason, Happiness, Liberty, and Progress

This overview explores key Enlightenment ideas that emphasize reason, freedom, and societal reform. Enlightenment thinkers, such as Voltaire and Montesquieu, advocated for individual liberties, freedom of speech, and a balance of power. Rousseau emphasized the importance of government based on the will of the people, while Wollstonecraft championed education for both men and women, arguing that educated women could fulfill their roles more effectively. Overall, the Enlightenment underscores the belief that happiness does not require suffering, highlighting a progressive vision for society.

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Enlightenment Principles: Reason, Happiness, Liberty, and Progress

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  1. Philosophe Ideas

  2. Reason • Truth is discovered through reason and thinking

  3. Nature • Natural things are good and reasonable

  4. Happiness • It’s OK to be happy! Don’t have to suffer to be rewarded after death.

  5. Progress • Progress would lead to societal reform

  6. Liberty • Freedom from restrictions

  7. voltaire • Admired English freedom • Wanted individual liberties (freedom of speech, etc)

  8. Montesquieu • Admired English balance of power • Separation of powers

  9. Rousseau • Only good government was one based on the will of the people

  10. wollstonecraft • Men AND women need an education • Women can perform womanly duties better if they have an education

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