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Who is your favorite Enlightenment philosopher?

Instructions:

In the Age of Enlightenment module, we learned how a new focus on reasoning was used to understand the social, political and economic institutions of the 16th and 17th centuries.

We discovered how Enlightenment philosophy challenged religious authority and absolute rule, led to a shift to free market economies, and set the stage for future revolutions in America and France.

For this discussion, you will choose your favorite Enlightenment philosopher.

Research, his or her contributions, and write a well-developed post in which you clearly explain why you believe the person you chose contributed the most to the Enlightenment period. Steps: Choose your favorite Enlightenment philosopher from the 16th and 17th century only.

You may wish to choose one of the philosophers we have covered in class such as Voltaire, Baron de Montesquieu, Denis Diderot, Adam Smith, Mary Wollstonecraft, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, Cesare Beccaria, Gotthold Lessing, or Moses Mendelssohn.

Research your favorite Enlightenment philosopher. For your initial or first post to the Discussion Board, compose a well written argument clearly explaining how and why you believe the person you chose contributed the most to the Enlightenment period.

Last, read the posts made by your peers.

Choose 2 of your peers whose posts interest you. Compose well-written responses expressing your opinion/viewpoint to each of them.