The Enlightenment Thinkers
The impact of Locke, Voltaire, and Rousseau on traditional authority and the concept of natural rights.
Key Questions
- 1How did Enlightenment ideas challenge the Divine Right of Kings?
- 2To what extent did the Scientific Revolution pave the way for social change?
- 3How did these ideas circulate despite censorship and state control?
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