The Enlightenment (1650-1800) (4 ene 1650 año – 4 abr 1800 año)

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The Enlightenment, also called the Age of Reason.

Rationalism (logic; reason as source of knowledge)
Empirism (knowledge comes through experience)
Criticism (critical thinking, argumentation)
Egalitarianism (everybody is born equal)
Deism (rejection of organized religion)
Starting point of the middle class:

Starting point of the middle class:
More people were literate
Good manners, restraint, self-control, and common sense
Appearances, formal style and elegance
Coffee houses, tea, chocolate

Advancement of ideals like:
Progress, tolerance, fraternity, constitutional government and separation of church and state.

The birth of democracy and liberalism
The French Revolution 1789-1799
The American Constitution 1789

Late 18th century:
By the end of the 18th century there is a return to emotion; focused upon instinct, feeling, imagination, and sometimes the sublime and mysterious.

The Romantics reacted against the value that the Enlightenment placed on science, reason, and technology.

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