On Crime And Punishments By Cesare Beccaria

The Age of Enlightenment

The age of Enlightenment, also known as the age of reason is an intellectual movement that began in Europe in the 1650s, and then spread all over the world for about a century and half. The Enlightenment focuses on the capacity of human to think rationally. Many leaders and philosophers took part in this era and emphasized reason, and individualism rather than traditional lines of authority. In this essay, you will read about thinkers, philosophers and leaders that played a very important role during the age of enlightenment.

First, one of the greater thinkers and philosophers of the 18th century is Cesare Beccaria. In his novel “On Crime and Punishments” Beccaria revised the legal system that was used at the time.

One of the most important philosophers that were influenced by De gouge ideas during the enlightenment age is Mary Wollstonecraft. Mary was an English writer, philosopher and an advocate of women’s rights. Inspired by De gouge’s Ideas about women rights, she wrote: “A vindication of the rights of women” Wollstonecraft, in her writings she focuses on the importance of educating women and men equally. In chapter 2 and 3 in her book, Mary explains the various ways in which women are taught to become subordinate. In her opinion, girls were taught from young age to focus on the way they look to please others, instead of focusing on their education. Wollstonecraft in her writing was trying to inspire a “revolution in female manners.” She also talks about how female reason and common sense were ignored in favor of emotions, and how this often leads to unhappy marriages. Finally, Wollstonecraft focuses on the importance of strengthening body and mind in order to be independent as women and engage in public

In the 18th century smith wrote “The Wealth of Nations” which was directed against the mercantile system that existed at the time. According to smith, the mercantilism conflates value and wealth with precious metals. Smith believed that the real measure of the wealth of nation is based on the goods and services that this nation can create for its citizens. Gross domestic product is an idea created by smith and it is today the central of modern economy. Smith also talks about the role of government and how government interference should be limited. He also supported the idea of lasses-faire, where he believed that letting people pursue their own goals, and selfish needs would lead to in fact further the material well-being of the entire community. And he believed that if the government stops playing part in economic affairs this would improve the ability of workers to negotiate with their wealthy employers. Smith also argued that nations have evolved through four phases of economic development, and that nations that depends on industries and a lot of commercial networks were developed more than other nations that depends on an agrarian