Summary - The Enlightenment was a philosophical movement of the 18Th century characterized by belief in the power of human reason and questioning authority. Many enlightenment philosophers like John Locke, Voltaire, and Rousseau published their ideas on government.
How did the Enlightenment philosophers influence change in society?
The Enlightenment philosophers influenced change in society by their own certain philosophies. Even though all individual philosophers (ex. Baron de Montesquieu, and Jean Jacques Rousseau) had different thoughts in each of their beliefs, they agreed enough for a core of beliefs to be created. These consisted of five main cores; Reason, Nature, Happiness, Progress, and Liberty. Because of so much influence from these philosophers, they were able to capture the attention of millions and change societies outlook on life especially in the social and religious aspects of society. For instance, Voltaire would fight for reason tolerance, and freedom of religion and speech. Even though this would give him many powerful enemies, he would not stop fighting for his beliefs. People took notice of philosophers like Voltaire and took notice of his beliefs. They started to live life in this way of reason and suddenly all of society and government would accept these core beliefs and eventually it would be regularly practiced by most of society.
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