Awakening or Chaos Political order indicates taking steps as well as arranging organizations that allow and empower states and government to make societies stable and keep harmony and order, and avoid chaos. Chaos and political disorder can be found anywhere. It is apparent that political order is built and restored by all people, with or without our intention. A state and its system are strictly linked and come together, and they are set together in order to create and establish 'social and political order'. With the use of systems, institutions, and policies, making social and political disorder is achievable in our lives. To achieve order, political systems are essential in forming a development nation, and political systems decide and …show more content…
In other words, being successful in establishing political order and polices affects the nation's strength as well as people's satisfaction and happiness. However, throughout history, the order and systems of the states have been greatly influenced by major events that some of them are considered as the events which changed history. One of the most important events in history is the origin of Enlightenment thoughts because it not only affected the period of its existence, but today's world as well. Even though Enlightenment thoughts brought chaos to the traditional world, it is what improved effectiveness of the old and traditional style of governments. The years between seventeenth and eighteenth centuries was the period of intellectual and international movement that appeared in Europe. Enlightenment, or the age of reason was one of the most important event throughout history that its influences have lasted for centuries and it is what shaped almost today's systems and lifestyle. Enlightenment is the scholarly development whose three focal ideas were the utilization of reason, the logical technique, and advancement. Scholars and people who believed in enlightenment, their main goal was to make better social and …show more content…
Enlightenment ideas reached its peak in the French Revolution, and it destroyed the old social order and political hierarchy, and the enlightenment ideals took over the traditional order and reshaped it. However, what eventually and unexpectedly exterminated the Enlightenment, was the consequence of the French Revolution. The people who were influenced by the enlightenment thought started the revolution with best intents and the hope of applying 'representative assemblies. However, their aim was undermined and lead to violence and chaos, therefore, numerous people named and referred the Enlightenment as the subject of provoke the collapse of rules and standards as the core factor of insecurity and disorder. Also, the violence was an apparent evidence to show that the majority of people cannot be relied on to rule and govern themselves. Nevertheless, the enlightenment ideas and theories were persistent in influencing western
A time period known as The Age of Reason or The Enlightenment was when philosophy, politics, science and social communications changed drastically. It helped shape the ideas of capitalism and democracy, which is the world we live in today. People joined together to discuss areas of high intellect and creative thoughts. The Enlightenment was a time period in which people discussed new ideas, and educated people, known as philosophers, all had a central idea of freedom of choice and the natural right of individuals. These philosophers include John Locke, Voltaire, Adam Smith, and Mary Wollstonecraft.
The Enlightenment political thought helped the Glorious Revolution of 1688 in England. James II wanted to strengthen his royal power alone and weaken the militia while raising his own army. The Enlightenment helped the English opponent to come forth and overthrow their king with the help of the Prince William of Orange and his wife Mary. They then reestablished the monarchy and accepted the Parliaments Bill of Rights. With the Enlightenment period, individuals helped get their words out and they learned to questions their ideals and beliefs. With the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the individuals were able to overthrown their king and establish the representative government and that a well-regulated militia under the locals control was best for everyone. The Enlightenment political thought helped the Glorious Revolution to establish a representative government and take control on what’s best for
The Enlightenment was a major turning point in history. Multiple ideas that were established during the Enlightenment were eventually utilized in many government systems. Although some people known as “Enlightened Despots” did not accept the ideas developed by people such as John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Ultimately, the Enlightenment ideas showed that they were more powerful and were more significant than the power of the army.
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were also known as the enlightenment or the age of reason because of its new ideas and innovations. Europe experienced a series of the drastic changes and revolutions. This altered the way people lived and their standards of living. The people responsible for this were known as the philosophers. They questioned the world and suggested answers to many problems.
The Enlightenment period in Europe was a shift in the way that society thought about power and liberty. The ideals of this period helped to inspire the revolutions of the 18th century. The American colonies desired liberty from foreign rule, the French wanted to increase the power of the people in their class structure, and the Haitians fought for representation for the millions of slaves on their island. While the ideas of the enlightenment were not fully employed in each of these revolutions, they brought the nations closer to a fully representative government, rather than one of absolute power.
The Enlightenment was the time period that followed the Scientific Revolution and was characterized as the "Age of Reason". This was the time when man began to use his reason to discover the world around him rather than blindly follow what the previous authority, such as the Church and Classical Philosophers, stated to be true. The Enlightenment was a tremendously broad movement that dominated much of the European thinking during the 18th century, however, several core themes that epitomized the movement were the idea of progress, skepticism against the Church, and individualism.
The Enlightenment itself ignited the changes in perspective that were needed to provoke improvement in society and set new standards for our future. These standards spread rather rapidly across Europe and eventually to America and challenged the old order. These ideas of rational thinking over religion and authority delivered a vast political change throughout the world which can still be felt today. These revolutionary thoughts of rationalism brought on freedom of speech and the demand for equality in society. This was not only the igniter to the French revolution but was also, how many governments including the United States based their modern
Enlightenment had an enormous impact on educated, well to do people in Europe and America. It supplied them with a common vocabulary and a unified view of the world, one that insisted that the enlightened 18th century was better, and wiser, than all previous ages. It joined them in a common endeavor, the effort to make sense of God's orderly creation. Thus
Most historians accredit the Enlightenment to the Enlightened thinkers like Rousseau, Diderot, Kant, Voltaire, and Locke. All of these men are, of course, European men who conducted the ideas, words, and writings of the Enlightenment. Therefore, the credit for the Enlightenment is given only to the Europe. Commager did not agree with this thought of most historians. He believed that the Europeans designed the new modern society but the Americans really c...
While the Enlightenment criticized monarchy governments, it influenced democratic forms of government. Without the Enlightenment and the help of France, the United States wouldn’t be what it is today.
During the Age of enlightenment people began to reform society using reason, challenge ideas of tyranny and of the Roman Catholic Curch. People for the first time started advancing knowledge through the use of the scientific method. Enlightenment type thinking has had a huge impact on the culture, politics, and g...
...at having order or freedom alone brings along many conflicts and disagreements within society. Therefore it is believed that neither should be fully implied, hence in order to promote a healthy society, a basic equilibrium between the two should be present.
The Enlightenment is held to be the source of many modern ideas, such as the primary values of freedom and reason. The views of philosophers such as Voltaire are considered to be the source of many essential changes in countries such as America and France. His views on religion, government, and freedom are what people remember most because they have not died out in today’s society.
What is politics? Throughout history, people have participated in politics on many different levels. They may have participated through a direct democracy, in which they directly governed, or they may have participated through a representative democracy, in which they participated by electing representatives. As citizens’, people have participated in politics to attain the things they needed or wanted, the valued things. Participation in politics has been the way that people have a voice and change the things that directly affect their lives. Throughout the course of history, politics has been the competition of ideas; they decide who gets what, when, where and how.
The age of Enlightenment was a progression of the cultural and intellectual changes in Europe that had resulted from the scientific revolution during the sixteenth and seventeenth century. The scientific revolution and the discoveries made about the natural world would ultimately challenge the way people perceived the world around them. Scientist found real answers, by questioning flawed ancient beliefs that were widely held and maintained by the church. Ultimately, these discoveries and scientific advancements would evolve and effect social, cultural, and political developments in Europe over the course of time. The scientific revolution had provided certainty about the natural world that had long been questioned. With these new developments came the progression and influence of thought, rationality, and individualism. These new ideas would be the hallmark for the Enlightenment movement that would shape most of Europe in the eighteenth century.