The enduring legacy of the Age of Reason is clear within modern education, society and politics. Influential writers, scholars, artists, and scientists used reason to eradicate superstition and ignorance. Progressive concepts about religion, reason, nature, and humanity developed newperspectives which prompted innovation in art, philosophy, and politics. The Enlightenment is the inspiration of modern day government, science, mathematics, and civil rights.The enlightenment intensified due to new methods and discoveries achieved in the Scientific Revolution. The Scientific Method of observation and experimentation created by Francis Bacon and a testable hypothesis inspired Isaac Newton to make a range of discoveries. Rene Descartes, “The Father of Modern Philosophy” and mathematician, questioned even the basis of his own knowledge, yet, much of the later Western philosophy is in response to his
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Natural philosophers created contemporary fields of science like anatomy, biology, geology, minerology, and zoology. There were tremendous advances made in the practice of medicine, mathematics, and physics. Magnetism and electricity were explored deepening there understanding and chemistry underwent maturation as a discipline. Enlightenment scholars supported universal education which at one point was only available to certain demographics. The endeavors of the enlightened scholars led to the establishment of universal schools.The Enlightenment introduced a changing view of women's role in society, the role of education, and equality. Mary Wollstonecraft considered that equal rights should extend to women and that women had the same natural rights and intellectual capacity as men. Wollstonecraft inspired the modern Women's rights movement. While the principles of the Enlightenment were exclusive of minorities and women, they inspired not alienated, minority civil rights activists to pursue social, political, and
Natural philosophers created contemporary fields of science like anatomy, biology, geology, minerology, and zoology. There were tremendous advances made in the practice of medicine, mathematics, and physics. Magnetism and electricity were explored deepening there understanding and chemistry underwent maturation as a discipline. Enlightenment scholars supported universal education which at one point was only available to certain demographics. The endeavors of the enlightened scholars led to the establishment of universal schools.The Enlightenment introduced a changing view of women's role in society, the role of education, and equality. Mary Wollstonecraft considered that equal rights should extend to women and that women had the same natural rights and intellectual capacity as men. Wollstonecraft inspired the modern Women's rights movement. While the principles of the Enlightenment were exclusive of minorities and women, they inspired not alienated, minority civil rights activists to pursue social, political, and