The Enlightenment period is also known as the age of reason. Rigorous scientific, political and philosophical were made.The Enlightenment period was from 1685- 1800
1687- Isaac Newton publishes his Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. He sets his 3 laws of motion.
July 4th, 1776- U.S declares independence from Great Britian.
1791- Thomas Paine publishes The Rights of Man in support of the French Revolution and republicanism.
1800- Enlightenment period ends
1689- John Locke writes a major political work. He writes about Natural Rights which is a central idea of the Enlightenment period.
Religious tolerance- People became intolerant to the monarchy and fix the dogmas of the church.
The use of reason- Intellectuals such as Isaac Newton used reasoning to make new advancements in this time period.Philosophers believed that science and reason was responsible for human advancement.
Main Ideas of Enlightenment
Liberty- Philosophers in the enlightenment period believed that liberty is a natural right.