Causes
A war mainly in central Europe between Protestant and Catholic states in the fragmented Holy Roman Empire, affecting the importance of the church during the Enlightenment.
What is the 30-years war?
The idea of that god created the world, and then went away
What is deism?
A person who affected the postliberalism and view on citizen rights during the enlightenment.
Who is John Locke?
Many new discoveries where made during the enlightenment/scientific revolution. An important figure was a mathematician and alchemist that discovered the general gravity.
Who is Isaac Newton?
The idea that experiences from sensory is the base of our knowledge
What is empiricism?
An influential enlightenment-person who says "Man was born free but everywhere he is in chains"
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
Many new discoveries where made during the enlightenment/scientific revolution. An important figure was a mathematician and alchemist that discovered the general gravity.
Who is Isaac Newton?
The idea of that it is possible to obtain knowledge of reality only by using reason
What is Rationalism?
A book that advocates that the monarch is obligated to recognize the “rights” of the people
What is Two Treatises of Government?