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Recommended: Main ideas of the enlightenment thinkers

Brittany L Reed
Michael Stoner
HIS 105
April 3rd, 2016

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The enlightenment period was a movement that strived for reason and the thought and power of individuals to solve problems. Different ideas and approaches were thought up by different philosophers, to achieve different goals but they all had one thing in common and that was to push for progress. Most of the philosophers believed in humanity and the future of the world, and while some of their ideas are not commonly used today in society, they most definitely were instrumental to the way that we live our life today.

John Locke : English Philosopher (1632-1704) Lock is a huge figure in early European enlightenment and many of his ideas has a considerable …show more content…

Voltaire’s political ideas were not revolutionary, he preferred the idea of a constitutional monarch to that of a republic. He thought he found a tolerant, enlightened monarch in Prussia. “Voltaire had become a considerable power throughout Europe. He corresponded with hundreds of the most educated and enlightened people in Europe, and welcomed important visitors to his home. He wrote fundamental works and was read by millions. He was even feared by the authorities because of his witty, satirical pamphlets.” (pg 389 Gorbatov)

Karl Marx stood for capitalism, his main purpose was to increase profits though land, labor and free market. It is a replacement of slavery and feudalism.

Work Citied :

Bentley, Jerry H., and Herbert F. Ziegler. Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the past. 5th ed. Vol. 2. Print. page 620

Tucker, Robert C., Karl Marx, and Friedrich Engels. The Marx-Engels Reader. New York: Norton, 1978. Print.

Gorbatov, Inna. "Voltaire And Russia In The Age Of Enlightenment." Orbis Litterarum 62.5 (2007): 381-393. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Apr. 2016.

Burkett, Paul. "Marx's Vision Of Sustainable Human Development." Monthly Review: An Independent Socialist Magazine 57.5 (2005): 34-62. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Apr. 2016.

Booth, William James. "Explaining Capitalism: The Method Of Marx's Political Economy." Political Studies 37.4 (1989): 612-625. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Apr.

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