The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment Period ignited a great expansion of revolutionary concepts as some of history's greatest thinkers emerged. ... During the Scientific Revolution, people dared to believe in theories that were not necessarily handed to them by leading organizations. ... Philosophes in France acted as a perfect portrayal of the general aspirations that were aroused during this time period. ... During the Scientific Revolution, a new social group was created known as the international scientific community. ... Throughout the Enlightenment, this uncontrollable de...

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Although the French Revolution was at the heart of the Enlightenment, similar ideas served as driving forces of the American, Haitian, and Latin American Revolutions as well. ... French revolutionary Jean-Jacques Rousseau introduced this idea of natural rights and inspired other countries to evaluate the nature of man and origins of inequality1. ... The French felt that intuitions were corrupting the nature of man, and believed that starting over without them would be most effective in restoring order within the country. ... They adopted the French concept of "Freedom, equality, brotherh...

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Enlightenment greatly influenced the French Revolution to emphasize the importance of the person who caused a boost to the universal rights through the use of reason and logic that caused people to examine the intelligence of the social hierarchy traditional, and challenging traditional authority figures, such as King of France. " The Enlightenment and religion is so important to argued that an exaggeration of the role of deism has led to a lack of commitment to traditional religious forces for change (Black). ... "While Enlightenment thinkers were simply looking at the world in a more empir...

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