contributions of the philosophes

contributions of the philosophes

Contributions of the Philosophes
In the 18tenth century, European society saw the rise of a group of people called
philosophes.   They brought new ideas and trends which made changes in the excising
monarchy.   These new ideas of the philosophes caused many changes in economics,
politics, religion and "The science of man."   With their journalism and phiolisphy, they
change how some people were viewed in society.   They brought new light into a old
system that in time changed, and brought us into the age of enlightenment.

The home land and birth of these ideas of the philosopes was France.   This is
were new thoughts like enlightenment by reason, respected for humanity, and science
came from.   This all started in the 17th centry with different men that were put into a
class by there believes and writings that were called philosophes.   They were also
referred to as the party of humanity.   The age was impressed by ideas that came from
Isaac Newton's   discovery of the universe gravitation.   Many men thought that if
humanity could so unlock God's very own laws then why could we not discover the laws
of nature in society.   People started examining values again and released knowledge
came from experience.   It was a up hill struggle against considerable odds to get the ideas
of enlightenment to be accepted by society, and from it caused several to be imprisoned
for there writings.   But, in time many philosophes started   taking control of established
intellectual academies and their ideas started getting increased publication by newspapers
and books.   This got there ideas out to the people and excepted more.  

Political ideas were changed greatly buy philosophes over time and this made life
promising for all of Europe.   One writer, Jean-Jacques Rousseau,   wrote many original
works of literature; they were Social Contract, Emile, and Confessions these writings had
a profound influence on political and educational theory and were impulses to the 19th...