The Enlightenment is the name given to the intellectual movement that was centered in the Western World, mainly Europe, during the 18th century. The rise of modern science greatly influenced the enlightenment. It was also the aftermath of the long religious conflict that followed the Reformation. The thinkers of the Enlightenment were dedicated to secular views based on reason of human understanding, which they hoped would provide a basis for beneficial changes affecting every area …showed first 75 words of 1062 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1062 total…human freedom and some institutions in which its values have been embodied. Abstract Over the years there have been many eras that have effected the way we live now. In the Enlightenment Adam Smith had many theories about the economy. These ideas had a grand effect on the people of the time and the people that live today. The Enlightenment and its ideas help bring along many ideas and many other eras in the process.