THE ENLIGHTENMENT

THE ENLIGHTENMENT

1. XVIIIth CENTURY

   • CHANGES WHICH COLLAPSED THE ANCIEN RÉGIME

2. INTELLECTUAL MOVEMENT

   • LEARNING
     • SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE
       • THE ENCICLOPAEDIA
         • DIDEROT AND D'ALAMBERT
       • SALOONS
   • REASON
     • TO REACH THE KNOWLEDGE
   • SCIENCE
     • IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES
   • EQUALITY AND LIBERTY

3. POLITICAL IDEAS

   • ABOLISH THE ESTATES OF THE REALM
   • LIMIT THE ABSOLUTIST KINGS' POWERS
     • POPULAR SOVEREIGNITY
   • THINKERS
     • MONTESQUIEU
       • SEPARATION 3 BRANCHES OF POWERS
         • LEGISLATIVE
           • MAKE LAWS
         • EXECUTIVE
           • APPLY LAWS
         • JUDICIAL
           • JUZGE USING THE LAW
     • VOLTAIRE
       • MONARCHY
         • CONTROLLED BY PARLIAMENT
     • ROUSSEAU
       • THE SOCIAL CONTRACT
         • BETWEEN CITIZENS AND GOVERNMENT

4. ECONOMIC IDEAS

   • AGRICULTURE
     • PHYSIOCRACY
       • THE WEALTH IS IN THE AGRICULTURE
   • LIBERALISM
     • ADAM SMITH
       • SHOULDN'T INTERVENE
         • FREEDOM OF PRODUCTION
         • FREE TRADE
         • FREE COMPETITION
       • INDIVIDUAL OWNERS
         • CREATE WEALTH

5. ENLIGHTENED DESPOTISM

   • NEW FORM OF GOVERNMENT
     • COMBINE ABSOLUTISM WITH ENLIGHTENERS' IDEAS
       • IMPROVE THEIR PEOPLE'S WELLBEING
         • "EVERYTHING TO THE PEOPLE, BUT WITHOUT THE PEOPLE"
     • CHARACTERISTICS
       • MAINTAIN THE ABSOLUTISM
       • ENLIGHTENERS BECAME MINISTERS
       • TRY TO MAKE CHANGES PEACEFULLY