HIST103: World History in the Early Modern and Modern Eras (1600-Present)

3.3: The Enlightenment

• 3.3.1: Origins

  • Origins of the Enlightenment

    Read this article, which discusses the origins of the Enlightenment.
    

• 3.3.2: Ideas

  • International World History Project: Lewis Hackett's "The European Dream of Progress and Enlightenment"

    Read this article.
    

  • Gresham College: Allan Chapman's "The Jacobean Space Programme"

    Listen to this lecture. Allan Chapman is a Visiting Professor at Gresham College and accomplished author in the field of the history of science.

• 3.3.3: Political and Social Impact

  • The Political and Social Impact of the Enlightenment

    Read this article.

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78)

    Read this article.

  • John Locke (1632-1704)

    Read this article.