Time is Europe of the 18th century, thinking flows, and intellectuals name themselves in academia. Many highly trained and trained people are deeply digging their brains to make up for what is happening on Earth and beyond. Philosophers Dennis Diderot, Voltaire, Cesare Beccaria, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Rock will help educate the logic and philosophical thinking of Western European people and explain the world around them To contribute to enlightenment.
Rationality: Enlightenment philosophers believe that rational thinking can lead to human progress and is the most reasonable way of thinking. According to PBS, they believe that inference abilities are the most important and valuable human abilities. The reason is that human beings can eliminate ignorance and absurdities, learn to reasonably think, and help teach people to act reasonably. Philosophers of Enlightenment believe that each person's thought and behavior is guided by reason, so that reason has an influence on human nature as well.
Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650) French philosopher and mathematician. Descartes was an early representative of rationalism and rationality and laid an important framework for European enlightenment. The reasons for solving problems related to the use of his logic and religion are groundbreaking. He also made a big discovery in mathematics and calculus. John Rock (1632-1704) British political philosopher rock was a leading philosopher and political theorist who deeply influenced liberal political thought during the American and French revolution. He is believed to have several ideas like a social contract - you need to get the idea that the government is agreed by rulers. Locke also claims liberty, religious tolerance, and life and property rights.
With enlightenment, the rule of religion over the political situation in Europe is over. Enlightenment, or Age of Reason, was the product of the idea of a new group of philosophers including the 17th century scientific revolution and Voltaire, Rousseau, and Locke, who suspected the religion with suspicion. Although religion is not completely out of politics, the rationality of the Enlightenment is at least in part attributed to the American Revolution in 1776 and the French Revolution in 1789. Aatif Rashid writes international politics and culture I will. His articles are published in magazines such as The Oxonian Globalist and are also posted in future foreign policy and ThinkPolitic online magazines. He has a bachelor's degree in English and history from the UK. MSc in Berkeley and Oxford