The enlightenment portrayed through modernity was shaped by a lot of Philosophers, Astronomers, Scientists and many others. ... The theories that these Philosophers produced had a major impact in the western world (and eventually the whole world) as it changed the beliefs of the people as they started to question God's existence and their prior values. ... The enlightenment that Descartes sparked in people led to major society changing Revolutions such as the French Revolution. ...

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This is a metaphor for the man who does not transcend to the world of enlightenment. ... In Socrates" perfect society, the rulers will be true philosophers, and will be raised in an atmosphere that breeds this type of synthesis. ...

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