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John Locke publishes the Two Treatises of Government
This book was about the Glorious Revolution and England's new government. This was later the used as philosophical support for the americain colonies.
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Mary Astell wrote Serious Proposal to the Ladies
The main point of this event was really to state that all women really needed to be better educated, also it was her reflections on her thoughts of marrige.
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Montesquieu published Persian Letters
In 1721 Montesquieu published Persian Letters, the book was about liberateing the mind.
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Voltaire published Philosophic Letters to the English
Voltaire published Philosophic Letters to the English was a book published in 1733. This book was really all about critizeing the problems faceing France.
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Montesquieu published The Spirit of the Laws
In 1748 Montesquieu published The Spirit of the Laws, this book talk about the condintion of the country determined by the political and social structure.
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Voltaire published The Age of Louis XIV
In 1751 Voltaire published The Age of Louis XIV, this was a biography of Louis XIV. Talks about his life growing, along with all the challenges and suffering that took place in his life. He was also known as the Sun KING.
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Diderot published The Encyclopedia
DENIS DIDEROT worked on and puplished the Encyclopedia in 1751-1765
He was a french scholar, this was considered his most important work of his lifetime.
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Voltaire published Candide
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Rousseau published The Social Contract, Emile
In 1762 Rousseau published The Social Contract, Emile.
He was a great french philosopher. this was an attempt to unite the liberty of a induvidual on to the goverment athourity.
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Voltaire published Treaties on Toleration
Voltaire published Treaties on Toleration in the year of 1763. Voltaire was part of a huge movement known as " the Enlightenment" he argued for "deism".
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Beccaria published On Crimes and Punishments
Beccaria published On Crimes and Punishments in 1764.
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Holbach published Systems of Nature
In 1770 Holbach published Systems of Nature. The book really talked about how the universe was made of matter/motion.
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Smith published The Wealth of Nations
Smith published The Wealth of Nations was year 1776, many would argue that the Declaration of Independence was the main focus of 1776. Adam Smith was the father of economics,
Author-Andrew Beattie
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Immanuel Kant publishes his Critique of Pure Reason
Critique of Pure Reason was the result of 10 years of meditation.
Written by: Otto Allen Bird
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The beginning of the French Revolution!
The beginning of the French Revolution was in 1789, this was cause of bankrupcey, drought, bad harvest, and Louis XVI. Just like the Americain Revolution the French Revolution was to influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment.
French Revolution
Author
History.com Staff
Website Name
History.com
Year Published
2009
Title
French Revolution
URL
http://www.history.com/topics/french-revolution
Access Date
April 24, 2015
Publisher
A+E Networks
