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18th century by Mind Map: 18th century

1. Scientific Revolution

2. Enlightenment

2.1. Main ideas

2.1.1. Phylosophy

2.1.1.1. Improve lifes of citizens

2.1.1.2. Celebrated use of reason

2.1.1.3. Humans understood the universe by their own without god

2.1.1.4. Immanuel Kant (Philosopher)

2.1.1.4.1. Have courage to make use of your own understanding! is thus the motto of Enlightenment.

2.1.2. Hapiness

2.1.2.1. Indivudual right and aspiration that people considered that leaders were obligated were obligated to provide.

2.1.3. Reason

2.1.3.1. Was the human rationality: Reason was the way to overcome biased notions and religious belilefs

2.1.4. More democracy (In general)

2.1.4.1. Republic

2.1.4.1.1. Supported by philosophers such as Rousseau and Montesquieu

2.1.4.1.2. Anti-monarchism

2.1.4.2. Constitutional Monarchy

2.1.4.2.1. Rule of law

2.1.4.2.2. Separate powers

2.1.4.2.3. Promote ideas of individual rights

2.1.4.3. Parliamentary monarchy

2.1.4.3.1. Monarchs can't take decisions only

2.1.4.3.2. Monarch rule according to the constitution

2.1.5. Progress

2.1.5.1. Development of knowledge so that civilizations could control nature and well being of human

2.2. Majority of people

2.2.1. Illiterate

2.2.1.1. Difficulty understand new ideas

2.3. New intellectual movement

2.3.1. During 18th century

2.3.2. Developed In France

2.3.3. Epicentre was France

2.3.4. Bought culture/philosophy of other centuries

2.3.5. For:

2.3.5.1. Enlighment thinkers:

2.3.5.1.1. Noblemen, bourgeois, and clergymen

2.4. The evolution of the enlightenment

2.4.1. Give importance to

2.4.1.1. Education

2.4.1.2. Pedadogy

2.4.1.2.1. The study of the teaching method