Enlightened despots sought to embody the Platonic ideal of the philosopher-king. These rulers were highly educated and romanticized liberal theory. …
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Heroes and Villains of the Age of Enlightenment
The age of enlightenment brought ideas about liberty and the pursuit of reason to center-stage across the Western World. However, enlightenment ideals inspired despots and kings as well as philosophers and revolutionaries.
Innovative, intelligent, and physically imposing: these are a few adjectives that describe Russia’s great Emperor Peter the Great (r. 1682-1725). …
David Hume is considered to be one of the most important Scottish philosophers. His philosophy is systematic and focused, and has directly influenced …
The United States is one of the world’s oldest and most powerful democracies. By the time of their separation from Britain, the colonies had some …
John Locke was one of the most influential thinkers in the Age of Enlightenment. While Voltaire is widely credited with Enlightened thinking within …
Jacques-Louis David was one of the most well-known painters of the Neoclassical era and his work has become a ubiquitous symbol of the French …
