Enlightenment A European cultural movement that reached its heigh nht in the 18th century, but which still resonates today, Enlightenment theories about economics and philosophy, still widely held today, have provided the basis for numerous critiques from numerous critics including members of the Frankfurt school and most of the leading French thinkers of modern and postmodern eras Characteristics of the Enlightenment: Reason should control your actions, not dogma. Don't believe something just because it's traditional 2)Doubt everything lead to Locke's concept of political rights 3)Linked to development of modern science, e.g. Immanuel Kant. 4).Important figures-Descartes, John Locke, Leibnitz, John Stuart Mill, david hume, adam smith, john milton The Enlightenment defined and celebrated modern ideas about reason and rationalismEnlightenment ◼ A European cultural movement that reached its height in the 18th century, but which still resonates today. Enlightenment theories about economics and philosophy, still widely held today, have provided the basis for numerous critiques from numerous critics, including members of the Frankfurt school and most of the leading French thinkers of modern and postmodern eras. ◼ Characteristics of the Enlightenment: ◼ 1) Reason should control your actions, not dogma. Don't believe something just because it's traditional. ◼ 2) Doubt everything, lead to Locke's concept of political rights. ◼ 3) Linked to development of modern science, e.g., Immanuel Kant. ◼ 4) Important figures - Descartes, John Locke, Leibnitz, John Stuart Mill, David Hume, Adam Smith, John Milton. ◼ The Enlightenment defined and celebrated modern ideas about reason and rationalism