http://netvouz.com/RawSugarDemo/tag/enlightenment?feed=rss RawSugarDemo's bookmarks tagged "enlightenment" on Netvouz http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/hum_303/enlightenment.html This essay by Paul Brians, argues that the Enlightenment has its roots much earlier than the 18th century. It also discusses the heritage of the movement. Philosophy > The enlightenment RawSugarDemo Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:05:16 GMT http://www.atheists.org/Atheism/roots/enlightenment/ From the American Atheist organization web site, you can read this interesting article by Conrad Goeringer, which is about the influences of these philosophies on the Enlightenment. Philosophy > The enlightenment RawSugarDemo Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:05:54 GMT http://www.history1700s.com/articles/article1036.shtml Enlightened Philosophers, such as Voltaire and Diderot, and the Physiocrats, who were ministers to the French court, did not wish to limit the powers of the Monarchies. They attempted to persuade European Rulers to redirect power towards the rationalization of economic and political structures and the liberation of intellectual life. Regions > Europe > European history RawSugarDemo Mon, 23 Jan 2006 16:28:56 GMT