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Hello fellow historians! Are you ready to learn about one of the most momentous periods in human history? The Enlightenment was an age of reason and optimism. Many of the basic human rights we hold so dear today were recognized during this period. So join us in learning more about the Enlightenment and "have the courage to use your own understanding"!

PS: If you don't know what the phrase in quotes means, it's probably best for you to start learning from the following article the man in the picture below wrote.

Portrait of Immanuel Kant.

Here are some of the topics you can find on this site and links to some other helpful pages

Here are some of the people you can find out more about on this site

  1. Voltaire
  2. John Locke
  3. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Portrait of Enlightenment thinkers in an aristocratic salon.