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MaKenna Jueneman World History 31 Oct. 2017 What Was the Main Point of the Enlightenment Philosophers? The Enlightenment was known as a philosophical movement or the age of reason. It took place in the late 17th and 18th century. The main point of the enlightenment was to build a better and more equal world for all people. During the Enlightenment the Enlightenment Philosophers began to question matters such as government, education, and church teachings. John Locke was one of the greatest…

Franklin’s Virtues Franklin was a man who seeks to be the best in all he does. His writing suggest that in every part in life, he continually presses forward in bettering himself. The reasoning behind Franklin’s virtues was to acquire a habit of all these things, which are: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity and Humility. He did not attempt to master all of these at once. He took each one and fixed his…

Several years ago, an atheist named, H.J. McCloskey, published an article in the journal Question One, and the article was called “On Being an Atheist”. In this article, McCloskey explains why the argument of God fails. I thought the paper was very well written; however, some of his assumptions about all theists were wrong and he spoke very poorly of anyone with a theistic opinion. During this paper I will argue why some of McCloskey’s arguments were invalid, and I am going to try and explain…

Believing in the existence of God is often moral and not believing in the existence of God is immoral. Individuals that hold faith in atheism, agnosticism, irreligion or religious skepticism are the most hated groups. Religious groups admit atheism is immoral, however I believe atheism is not immoral. It is okay to be an atheist and not believe in the existence of God, but it is not okay to be an atheist and shame religions, their spirituality, and their values. Just like it is okay to be a…

The enlightenment period focused on reasoning and individualism, as happiness and equality became priorities in society. The era was influenced by philosophers such as Voltaire, Rousseau and Montesquieu, along with artists, most notably Amadeus Mozart. The movie Amadeus demonstrates that enlightenment worldviews were slowly being introduced to society, but they were not completely established by the late 18th century. Amadeus expresses the enlightenment worldview F, claiming the purpose of life…

Enlightenment beliefs and ideologies immensely contributed to society and culture of the period. Civilization benefited from the ideals of famous philosophes like Denis Diderot and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Denis Diderot was one of the main contributors to “The Encyclopedie”, a piece of literature that greatly affected education at that time. This Encyclopedia contained the thoughts of the enlightenment on politics, religion, and society. It even contained information on science and technology.…

The Enlightenment, also known as The Age of Reason, occurred from 1685 to 1815, and was a time period when European views on politics, religion, philosophy and science, changed drastically.(1) The Enlightenment philosophers preached reason over religion. They believed that reason and logic should be applied to everything, and moved away from the concept of religion being the answer to everything. In the 18th century, multiple Enlightenment philosophers united to produce the first French…

The Enlightenment has always been explained as an age of reason. During the Enlightenment, goods and ideas were exchanged throughout the world. This led to a cultural golden age, in which new ideas were discovered. One of the newest forms of narrative that came out of the Enlightenment were the travelogues. Poetry began to move from emotional appeal towards reason during the Enlightenment as well. “El Siglo de Oro” is known as the Golden Age of Spain and it’s clear through Sor Juana’s poems that…

The European Enlightenment, which occurred in the 18th century brought forth an age of profound reason and thinkers who challenged norms. New points that were previously dismissed were popularized as individuals sought to bring about historic changes. Some of those individuals included, Hume, Rousseau, and Abigail Adams, who respectively fought for freedom from religious power, freedom from a monarchical government, and freedom for women. Through their writings we are able to understand that the…

In Bellah’s article “American Civil Religion,” Bellah describes the way that the United States government not only interacts with religion, but actually has religion ingrained in it. From the America’s founding documents, to holidays, to the Pledge of Allegiance, to the phrase “In God We Trust,” religion everywhere in our government even when it isn't supposed to be anywhere within our government. However, Bellah makes the argument that even though there is religion in our government it serves…