18th May, 2011
Definition of the enlightenment
The enlightenment era was a period that was caused by the war that lasted for thirty years between 1618 and 1648 in Western Europe. It was marked by advancement in philosophy, intellectual, cultural and scientific movement that placed emphasis on thought, reason and power of people in finding solutions to problems. Kant stated that enlightenment was man’s final development in thinking and deviation from the ignorance and error. (Kagan, Craig et al, 86)
The two enlightenment tenets were:
Romanticism
The pre- enlightenment era was characterized
