The Enlightenment has been heard since the earlier 16th century with the scientific revolution, the discovery of art, and science. Where the basic theory of the philosophers couldn’t be proven to be assure like the case of the scientist Nicholas Copernicus with his theory that the earth rotated around the earth and not the sun. The effort of reasoning, critical thinking, and logic was present in the 16th century and the criticism of the Church withheld a lot of philosopher from coming out to prove their theory. In France, Michel de Montaigne, (1533- 1592) had its observation on people’s values and his question in that century was who and why personal values should be used and which values are better. Rene Descartes (1596-1650), a mathematician …show more content…
The English Revolution (1688), American Revolution (1775-1783), and the French Revolution (1789-1799) was the ignition that motivated the Enlightenment thinkers reach the highest point during the turmoil of each Revolution and enforce their thoughts and reasoning to the people. John Locke, one of the greatest Enlightenment thinker of this era applied his critical thinking and reasoning on the argument that all absolute monarch were descended from Adam to royalty. His timing couldn’t come in a better or worst moment during the great English Revolution to prove his theory of equality and freedom. Locke disproof that claim with great reasoning and thought that every person had the equal right to elect how to be govern as a democracy. The people were so unmotivated and hesitated in thinking that how God can send them to an eternal punishment by an absolute ruler for king. The conclusion that Locke had suggested was to create a law that will stop the discrimination of the power of the monarch that might change their minds and enforce seize of property and restrict liberties. He wanted to stress the right of a people to change a government that did not protect the property, liberty, and the natural rights of life. The philosophical foundation of democratic government was created with John Locke and his followers. His philosophical idea had a great impact and since Europe had change