Enlightenment Study Guide
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European History [1]
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Study Guide Enlightenment ? using scientific laws to explain society, government and human behavior Progress could be achieved by applying Natural Science methods to all aspects of life and using the scientific method to discover the laws of human society. The goal was to create a better society. How did ideas spread? Journals, magazine, newspapers, pamphlet (Mass Media) Intellectuals would share ideas and theories at salons and coffeehouses. The purpose of a salon is to bring a mix of ideas into the community. Voltaire Deist; wanted freedom of religion and freedom of the press/speech; believed government should fight sloth and stupidity, keep clergy under government, allow freedom of thought and promote technical progress; encouraged enlightened despotism Jean Jacques Rousseau