The late 17th and 18th century was a period of many changes. Because this period was a time of high intellect and bright new ideas, historians called it the Age of Enlightenment. Philosophes, intellectuals in the 18th-century enlightenment, were beginning to be hopeful that they might discover new ways to understand and improve their society. Philosophes believed that there were natural laws, or truths that people do not always recognize. They also believed these laws were universal or could be found everywhere and simply had to be discovered. All in all, freedom and natural rights made were a huge factor in the Age of Enlightenment.
John Locke, an English philosopher and physician, stated, “We must consider, what state, all men are naturally
John Locke, an English philosopher and physician, stated, “We must consider, what state, all men are naturally