The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement occurring in Europe throughout the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. ... After in depth analysis of economies in centuries before, he came to the conclusion that getting rid of mercantilist monopolies and restrictions would give people more incentive to produce more product. ...
Two brilliant philosophers of the seventeenth century developed theories on how humankind develops socially from the human state of nature. ... Locke favored a representative government and mostly supported a monarchy, which historically correlates with when and where he wrote his Second Treatise, in England in the 17th century. ...
The question of nature versus nurture has been a subject of controversy among experts for centuries, yet the debate still rages over which plays a larger role in shaping character and personality. ... As early as the late seventeenth century, philosopher John Locke's theory of tabula rasa, "blank slate, "stated that "the human mind receives knowledge and forms itself based on experience alone, without any pre-existing innate ideas that would serve as a starting point" " (Tabula rasa "). ...
Social and technological change in the seventeenth century brought about the greatest change to a seemingly ordinary concept that everyone experiences everyday- thought. ... A change in America from the very beliefs that founded the country with European settlers, a change in the world that brought new understanding and logical thinking to the masses, a change so great that its effect has remained permanent throughout the centuries. ...
