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The Start.
The Age of Enlightenment was sparked by the philosophers Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677), and John Locke(1632-1704). -
Baruch Spinoza
He was a Jewish-Dutch Philosopher and a great rationalist of the Enlightenment era. He is also famous for his posthumous Ethics. -
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton is considered one of the most influential scientists ever. His Monograph Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica was published in 1687 lays the foundations for most classical mechanics. -
Glorious Revolution
the Enlightenment inspired the Revolution of 1688 in England against King James the Second. -
Montesquieu
Montesquieu is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers. Montesquieu's philosophy of history minimized the role of individual persons and events -
Voltaire
Voltaire was a great writer and Philosopher of the Enlightenment era. He is most well known for his writing of social reform -
John Locke
John Locke is also known as the Father of Classical Liberalism. He was an english philosopher regarded as one of the most influential philosophers of the Enlightenment. -
Prussia and Germany
By the mid-18th century the German Enlightenment in music, philosophy, science and literature emerged as an intellectual force. -
Adam Smith
Adam Smith was one of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment. -
Encyclopedie
The Age of Enlightenment was based in the Salons and culminated in the great Encyclopedie. -
The American Decloration of Independance
Many of the ideas from the Enlightenment influenced the writing of the Decloration of Independance. -
Political Ideals
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson among many others who were in the American Revolution were greatly impacted with the ideals of the Enlightenment
