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The Enlightenment , known in French as the Siècle des Lumières (Century of Enlightenment) and in German as the Aufklärung , was a philosophical movement which dominated the world of ideas in Europe in the 18th century. The principal goals of Enlightenment thinkers were liberty , progress , reason , tolerance , fraternity , and ending the abuses of the church and state . In France, the central doctrines of the Lumières were individual liberty and religious tolerance , in opposition to the principle of absolu
French historians traditionally place the Enlightenment between 1715, the year that Louis XIV died, and 1789, the beginning of the French Revolution . Some recent historians begin the period in the 1620s, with the start of the scientific revolution . The Philosophes , the French term for the philosophers of the period, widely circulated their ideas through meetings at scientific academies, Masonic lodges , literary salons and coffee houses, and through printed books and pamphlets. The ideas of the Enlighten
So far in this series, we've covered a lot of war, disease, climate disaster, and some more war. Well, prepare yourself for something a little more positive. This week, we're talking about the Enlightenment. In this video, you'll learn about the ideas of Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Kant, Smith, Hume, and a bunch of other people whose ideas have been so impactful, they still influence the way we think about the world today. Sources Hunt, Lynn et al. Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures. Boston: Bedf