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belief, but at the "priests and their stupid or hypocritical instruments . . we shall think of them only to pity their victims and...

all of the figures included, with the exception of the two children. There is a little boy sitting on the Madonnas lap and another...

of his own life; and consequently, of doing anything which, in his own judgement and reason, he shall conceive to be the aptest me...

and poor urban workers" and this coalition of the middle class and poor "gave the revolution its driving force" (Schmiechen, 1999)...

like the male philosophers of the day. She was the exception. While by and large, the people saw women as having a subservient pla...

Enlightenment must be researched as well. Finally, the literature from the age of Enlightenment by women in support of feminism sh...

Declaration, Gouges (1791) writes: " Woman is born free and remains equal to man in rights. Social distinctions can be based only ...

a very different civil war, which ended in liberty. It was this event alone that may be seen as most significant by Voltaire. He...

exaggeration. Voltaire (1947) is in fact sarcastic and while the author is indirect in the way in which he writes, it seems that t...

nature. De Gouges (2003) looks at the same natural world and challenges Enlightenment philosophers to give her an example in natur...

It seems ludicrous to picture a womans toilette as dangerous, yet the humor, in part, derives from the fact that men of this era a...

it from a cavalry captain," etc. (Voltaire, 1995, p. 9). This "genealogy," also subtly parodies the numerous "beget" clauses of t...

the flow of information. Prior to the effects of the printing press, it was relatively easy for the Church to suppress books and w...

twenty-first century women have today. The matriarch after all has played a very different role in society over the past centuries...

Roman feel to Michelangelos "Creation of Adam" that almost speaks of ancient Roman statues. In Medieval times such a piece of art ...

life, whereas before there was no tolerance of any other culture or lifestyle other than that of the Euro-centric Christian model....

seem to discuss how she is a gift perhaps, sent from some higher power. This would indicate that she is perhaps thought to be beau...

The text suggests that waking and daylight are most conducive to logical thought. Popes analysis of mans position in the chain of ...

ruled by others, even those who do not have their best interests at heart (Kant, 1970). Essentially, he contends that this situat...

the intrusion of evil in the form of the Counts illicit desires for Susanna (Till 141). This loss of innocence, which is equated w...

civil and criminal courts, all lawsuits were treated as civil suits (Long). The victim prosecuted the case rather than any legal r...

frightening lack of individuality. This is also exemplified in society today. Was he correct? Is the world turning the people into...

Indeed, it seems that within the context of philosophy, there is a wrestling with religious thought, because it is from the rejec...

In a paper of fifteen pages an examination of European history includes the Middle Ages, Baroque period, and The Enlightenment in ...

and war, which he portrays as contrary to all reason. In the eighteenth century, war was presented to the ordinary citizens as an ...

workers actions. If he performed for himself, the worker would not feel alienated by his efforts. According to Marx, a great deal ...

in Modern Thought points to two cataclysmic moments in history that were responsible for altering the contemporary perceptions of ...

the society has been "dumbed down." It does seem true that the masses rarely think for themselves. They vote by sound bite and for...

freedom of speech as well as to be able to use reason publicly in all matters without fear of retribution, is very important. It i...

is he doesnt necessarily find much of anything on the final journey. Though he finally adapts himself back to humanity following h...