semester one of student life creative writing

Psychology Chapter 2 & 3

*warning, my grammar here is really bad, and i'm too lazy to go back and change it*

Intellectual time inspired by Newton and Locke whose idea combined to emphasize reason and the scientific Method. philosophes were very passionate about tolerance, reason, freedom and thought and what not, but often worked under pseudonyms because of censorship. The religious part was expemplified by Voltaire, who called to crush the infamous thing- religious intolerance. He also believed in Diesm, as did most philosophes. Women during that time were still handicapped by man's supposed discovery that men were physically superior, but diderot and Voltaire, the latter especially, believed that men and women werent that different. Mary Astell's "Serious Proposal to the Ladies" argued that women need to be better educated, and "reflections upon marriage" said the sexes should be equal in marriage. Education during the time was elitist, and many philosophes didnt want to merge the classes, but have education keep them seperate. In Germany, Realschule was one of the first to be focused on practical education for little boys. Entertainmetn during the time was focused on taverns and alcohol. Also, literacy increased during the time with the help of Hannah More, who educated the poor. Jews were also persecuted during the time as the despised minority, enlightened thinkers including Joseph II of Austria, but there were still pogroms. That's about it, sorry its so long but hey, its better than reading the whole chapter.