EUR200Y1 Chapter Notes -Exosphere, French Revolution
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Enlightenment thought, - believed god was everywhere weakened hold of religion catholicsim as public institution . Secular code of ethics - engaged with humanity not religion (more about moraks) Developed critical level of analysis not accept routine hierarchies. Curious about history and believed in progress- france had special role to play in this. Differentiated absolutism from despotism 1789 and following . Heaped abuse against unearned and unjustififed privilege disrespected monarchy and n obles of king. Hindsight helped prepare way for french revolution and transferred power to ppl influenced by the enlightment maximilian robes pierre philosopher. How did ideas of candied (enlightenment) get around. Ideas came into elite popular opinion and public sphere in 3 ways. Academie not a university group of areodites clergy, nobles, bourgeois literate population and discuss ideas. They would have contests about debates, robes pierre won and suggested this idea.
