Literature During The Enlightenment

The Age of Enlightenment was the time period when many people started to think in a new and unique ways. The Enlightenment grew from the earlier scientific revolution. Many of the developed ideas and thoughts during the Enlightenment changed the ideas of Europe during the 18th century, and even many modern societies were influenced by them. It mainly influenced three things, the politics or government, society or culture, and economy. It inspired the creation of the world’s first great democracy. Nearly every theory or fact in modern science has a foundation in the Enlightenment. In fact, many remain just as they were established. One of the most important ideas during the Enlightenment was that all people can reason and think for themselves. People started to ask questions to church, or religion and their traditional doctrines which lead to different people coming up with different new ideas. However, these new ideas weren’t always welcomed

Many Enlightenment writers and thinkers had backgrounds in the sciences and associated scientific advancement with the overthrow of religion and traditional authority in favor of the development of free speech and thought. Science during the Enlightenment greatly valued rational thoughts and was embedded with the Enlightenment ideal of advancement and progress. Science during the Enlightenment established the foundations of modern chemistry. The influence of science also affected the literature during the Enlightenment. Many Enlightenment thinkers and philosophers tried to bring reforms to governments during the 1600s and 1700s. Those new ideas and thoughts brought huge impact and development mostly on Europe, but they also influenced a lot in other parts of the world such as United Sates. Enlightenment thinkers and philosophers such as John Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Adam Smith inspired many people to think in a new ways, challenging traditional