Dialectic of Enlightenment

In this essay I will be going over two major causes and effects of the Latin American and French Revolution. One major cause of the French revolution was was the rebellion of the 3rd estate. France was made up of three estates. The Clergy belonged to the First Estate. The Clergy was sub­divided into two groups i.e. the higher clergy and the lower clergy. They did not pay any tax to the monarch. The Nobility was regarded as the Second Estate in the French Society. They also did not pay any tax…

They’re Not Just Dead People The most influential individuals of the Enlightenment Beccaria, Copernicus, Galilei, Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Newton, Rousseau, Wollstonecraft, and Voltaire are all people you have probably heard of before; but did you know that they all have affected the way you live right now. Authors, philosophers, scientists, and martyrs from the Enlightenment still make an impact on your life hundreds of years after their dead. How you might ask. The…

Thomas Robert Malthus, known as Robert, was born at the Rookery on February 13, 1766. At an early age he showed signs of high intelligence. He received private tutoring until in 1784 he entered Jesus College located in Cambridge. He studied for clergy while simultaneously reading about mathematics and philosophy. Similarly to Adam Smith, Malthus was impressed by Newton and read Newton’s books including Philosophias Naturalis Principia Mathematica. The Master of Jesus College warned Malthus that…

The Industrial Revolution came with great economic development for the United States. Taking place in the 18th to 19th centuries, what you found for the most part was agricultural, rural societies in Europe and America advancing to industrial and urban societies. Preceeding to the Industrial Revolution, which began in Britain in the late 1700s, manufacturing was often accomplished in the home's of the people, with basic machines and hand tools. Economic development marked a change to powered,…

The Enlightenment was key in influencing and determining nearly every part of the colonies and the colonial independence movement, especially on government, politics, and religion. If it wasn’t for the figures and central ideas of the Enlightenment, the U.S. would have been very different because the Enlightenment influenced many key figures from American history such as Thomas Jefferson, ideas like freedom from oppression and natural rights came straight from Enlightenment, and almost every…

The Revolutions of 1848 were something that should have been expected, as the signs are clear when one looks upon it in retrospect. The purpose for revolution varied from country to country but in all they key points weren’t too different, there were three main things that historians can contribute to helping start the revolutions. One was political activism. All over the continent people felt that political repression was occurring and they started speaking against it. The others were the rise…

Throughout history, there were many revolutions that happened making the world how it is today. There are both similarities and differences between the Glorious Revolution, the American Revolution and the French Revolution. All three revolutions are all unique in their own way, it relates to us today, and it impacted the modern world. First off, the Glorious Revolution happened in 1688-1689. It is also known as the Bloodless Revolution. The Glorious Revolution revolves around Mary II (James…

Global 10 French Revolution Crisis Throughout history, the emerging revolution was greatly influenced by the Enlightenment idea occurring within France. The Revolution was the forcible overthrow over the government in favor of a new system. The French Revolution began with the Third Estate revolting against King Louis the sixteenth, rule of absolute monarchy. The three…

The French Revolution was a historic event triggered by a chain of events in France that lasted for ten years. The primary significance of it being the abolishment of absolute monarchy after the lower class fought for their rights and demanded a change in the unfair social structures that have left them in poverty and made their lives more difficult than the first two estates. Some causes of the French Revolution include social disputes between the first, second and third estate. The first…

Throughout history many revolutions have been attempted, some succeed while others fail, and these revolutions have been attempted in many different ways. The National Liberation Front, referred to as the FLN, conducted one of the successful revolutions in history, removing the French from power in Algeria in 1962. This revolution was conducted militaristically and employed many new strategies to help them gain their independence, but when we look at it retrospectively we wonder whether the FLN…