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GOV 24.13 Enlightenment to REVOLUTION Review
Summary
The Enlightenment, sometimes called the Age of Reason, sought to shine the “light” of reason on traditional ideas about government and society. Enlightenment thinkers promoted goals of material well-being, social justice, and worldly happiness. Their ideas about government and society stood in sharp contrast to the old principles of divine-right rule, a rigid social hierarchy, and the promise of a better life in heaven. Since the 1700s, Enlightenment ideas have spread, creating upheaval as they challenge established traditions around the world.
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GOV 24.12 Enlightenment Thinker – Adam Smith and What is Laissez faire?
Adam Smith (1723 – 1790) was a Scottish economist, philosopher and author as well as a moral philosopher, a pioneer of political economy and a key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment, also known as ”The Father of Economics” or ”The Father of Capitalism”.
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GOV 24.11 Enlightenment Thinker – Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot (1713 -1784) French man of letters and philosopher who, from 1745 to 1772, served as chief editor of the Encyclopédie, one of the principal works of the Age of Enlightenment.
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GOV 24.10 Enlightenment Thinker – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer and composer. (1712–1778)
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GOV 24.8 Enlightenment Thinker – Baron de Montesquieu
Philosopher, Government Official, Legal Professional, Writer (1689–1755)
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GOV 24.7 Enlightenment Thinker – Thomas Hobbes
Academic, Philosopher, Political Scientist, Journalist, Historian (1588–1679)
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GOV 24.6 Enlightenment Thinker – John Locke
Philosopher (1632–1704)
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GOV 24.4 The Enlightenment and Music – Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period.
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GOV 24.3 The Enlightenment and Music – George Frideric Handel
Baroque composer George Handel was born February 23, 1685, in Halle, Germany. In 1704 Handel made his debut as an opera composer with Almira. He produced several operas with the Royal Academy of Music before forming the New Royal Academy of Music in 1727. When Italian operas fell out of fashion, he started composing oratorios, including Messiah. George Handel died April 14, 1759, in London, England
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GOV 24.2 The Enlightenment and Music – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer, Pianist (1756–1791)
A prolific artist, Austrian composer Wolfgang Mozart created a string of operas, concertos, symphonies and sonatas that profoundly shaped classical music.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart learned the piano at the age of three, and soon developed his skills in all musical forms. Widely recognized as one of the greatest composers of all time, he produced over 600 works.
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