Assignment Task: The impact of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment over the course of history cannot be understated. Please create posts that address the following:
1. What were the roots of the Scientific Revolution and how did it contribute to the Enlightenment?
2. In Voltaire's writing, why does he think Sir Francis Bacon was so important?
3. What do you think were the key ideas to emerge from the Enlightenment?
4. Why are these ideas significant?
References
- Voltaire, On Francis Bacon, 1778
- John Locke - Second Treatise on Government
- Baron de Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws, 1748
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract, 1762