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The Enlightenment 劇變的時代

Explore the transformative era of Enlightenment, characterized by a series of changes in European thought and letters. From influential thinkers like Thomas Hobbes, Baruch Spinoza, John Locke, and Voltaire, discover how they challenged traditional beliefs and paved the way for liberty, equality, and the rise of liberalism. Witness the impact of Enlightenment on the French Revolution, rationalism, romanticism, capitalism, and socialism.

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The Enlightenment 劇變的時代

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  1. The Enlightenment劇變的時代 林明瑋 歐恩盈 林佳瑩 謝惠羽 翁睿安

  2. What is Enlightenment? • A series of changes in European thought and letters • Hard to find a beginning and an end point • Build up the cultural movements, containing a variety of fields (rational + empirical) • Purpose: To break from the past and replace the old thoughts with a new aspect

  3. The Development Process

  4. Thomas Hobbes(1588~1679) • Published the book, Leviathan, one of the most revolutionary & influential works on political theory in European history

  5. Baruch Spinoza(1632-1677) • Believed the one and only thing in the universe is God • Argued that human beings fundamentally act in accordance with natural law • Implied that democracy is the best way to balance individual and common right

  6. John Locke(1632~1704) • The human mind at birth is a blank, completely empirical • Environment changes moral and intellectual outcomes • Absolute power is an unnatural development in human history • The purpose of authority is to protect human equality and freedom • It is the duty of people overthrow the ruler if a “social contract” is broken

  7. Voltaire (1694~1778) • Deism • “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” • Disapprove of monarchy

  8. The Influence of Enlightenment • French revolution : Liberty, Equality, Fraternity • The rise of Liberalism • The rise of rationalism & romanticism • The rise of capitalism& socialism

  9. The End!!!!!!!!!

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