I will start with Marie-Jeanne Bartonne and the Enlightenment. ... The people of the Enlightenment truly believed that there was nothing man could not do or accomplish through human reason and the application of Natural Law. ... Paris being the heart of the Enlightenment movement we are able to see it direct influence on the judicial system in this case. ... The child was an afterthought of this case once it got to the epicenter of the Enlightenment. ... By passing these bills Parliament put forth a conscious effort to express the importance raising a child. ...

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In Candide, Voltaire shows his hated for two anti-Enlightenment views: war and religion. He also shows the importance of education, reason, and science throughout the book, which are two very important Enlightenment ideas. ... A major part of the Enlightenment was science. ... The enlightenment placed a high emphasis on scientists, and this example from Candide shows that the enlightenment thought that a high emphasis on science would create progress. ... Through his emphasis on using human freedom and reason to attain progress, Candide's journeys teach us the basic ideals of the enli...

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During his upbringing the French Aristocracy ruled with an iron fist, but at the same time the Enlightenment Movement was spreading ideas about the equality and basic rights of man and the importance of reason and scientific objectivity. ... In "Candide", the novel ridicules a number of Enlightenment Period philosophies, it showed how the Enlightenment was nothing like a uniform movement. Candide's setting takes place during the Enlightenment Era; "The Enlightenment" is the name for a movement that encompasses a wide variety of ideas and advances in the fields of philosophy, science, and ...

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The beliefs between the Puritans and the Enlightenment era differ greatly. ... In addition, Ben Franklin's autobiography demonstrates these Enlightenment views. ... In "A Model of Christian charity, " Winthrop displays the importance of God in the community and doing what is necessary to please God. ... This again shows the importance of following a set of moral rules abiding in what God says in the bible as well as giving your life to God. ... Paine was more focused on the human centered ideals of the enlightenment period. ...

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The primary causes would include the weak leadership of Louis XVI as a absolute monarch, the formation of social classes, French support of the American Revolution, Financial burdens, and the Age of Enlightenment. ... The first and second estates were also the only members in society who could hold positions of importance such as military officers or political offices. ... The Age of Enlightenment inspired many quiet Frenchmen to voice their opinions and promote their new beliefs. Many of the most important thinkers of the Enlightenment were French. ...

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They stressed the importance of change and gained independence in the year of 1902. ... Bourgeoisies who were strong believers of enlightenment ideals of liberty and equality wanted to diminish this form of power. ... This declaration stressed the importance of natural rights and completely ignored the old regime. ...

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The importance of Napoleon not only to France but the entire world cannot be summed up in just one word. ... This is where his importance to the French at his time lies. ... His importance to the well being of his nation is of an enormous amount. ... There was also a sweep of absolutism and enlightenment across Europe in the 18th century, which had quite an influence upon Napoleon. ...

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Napoleon Bonaparte: The Legacy of the French Revolution The debate over Napoleon's role in the French Revolution is an incredibly fierce one. On one side you have people who claim he was a tyrannical despot who destroyed civil liberties. These people argue that he crow...

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In a way, it might have begun with the Age of Enlightenment and its drive toward a mastery of nature and society, with human reason at the center of everything, since which rationality had been considered the key to justice, morality, control, organization, understanding and happiness. ...

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When the king's own cousin, the duke of Orleans stated that it was illegal to do so, the king replied, "That is of no importance to me...it is legal because I will it." # It was that statement that made others recognize that the king had crossed the line between absolutism and despotism. ...

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