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This literary work is about the miserable state of mind people were in when kings and queens had absolute power.
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In "Novum Organum", Bacon details a new system of logic he believes to be superior to the old ways of syllogism.
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In this work, Bacon portrayed a vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge, expressing his aspirations and ideals for humankind. The novel depicts the creation of a utopian land where "generosity and enlightenment, dignity and splendour, piety and public spirit" are the commonly held qualities.
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This piece of work was about the philosophy that was being introduced and the logical thinking during the Enlightenment Era.
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John Locke was born in 1632 in Wrington England.
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This work discusses the laws that men have, both natural and political.
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John Locke analyzed the Puritan Revolt, which overthrew King Charles I, in several of his literary works.
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At age 15, he enrolled in Westminster School.
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This piece of literature gave Hobbes' political and moral philosophy.
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Locke's ideas on freedom of religion and the rights of citizens were considered a challenge to the King's authority by the English government and in 1682 Locke went into exile in Holland. It was here that he completed "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding", and published "Epistola de Tolerantia in Latin."
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John Locke wrote about the Glorious Revolution, which dethroned King James II, in many of his works.
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"Two Treatises Of Government" was a political philosophy work published anonymously in 1689 by John Locke.
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"An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" by John Locke concerns the foundation of human knowledge and understanding.
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John Locke died in 1704.
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There were attempts to rationalize the monarchy system in England, Austria, Prussia, Poland, and France.
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"The Social Contract" is a political and philosophical piece of literature. Rousseau theorized about the best way in which to set up a political community in the face of the problems of a commercial society.
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Emile, is a treatise on the nature of education and on the nature of man written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau,
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The Declaration of Independence was signed July 4th 1776, which ended America's attachment to England's Monarchy. It was a result of the uprising against monarchy rule.
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"The Confessions" is an autobiographical book by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Rousseau provides an account of the experiences that shaped his influential philosophy.
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Kant believed that “enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-imposed immaturity.”
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The French Revolution, in particular, represented the Enlightenment philosophy through a violent and messianic lens, particularly during the brief period of Jacobin dictatorship. The desire for rationality in government led to the attempt to end the Roman Catholic Church, and indeed Christianity in France, in addition to changing the calendar, clock, measuring system, monetary system and legal system into something orderly and rational.