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In the mid-18th century, Europe witnessed an explosion of philosophic and scientific activity that challenged traditional doctrines and dogmas. The philosophic movement was led by Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who argued for a society based upon reason rather than faith and Catholic doctrine, for a new civil order based on natural law, and for science based on experiments and observation.
22 de mar. de 2024 · History of Eighteenth-Century Europe. Home. Frequently Used Resources; Related Research Guides; ... Tags: 18th century, europe, history. Help us improve ...
It is difficult to define not only the spirit of the century but also its dress. As fashion historian Aileen Ribeiro noted in Dress in Eighteenth-Century Europe, 1715–1789, most think immediately of Paris and the French court when they ponder that time, forgetting reverberations in England (C.I.65.13.1a-c), Italy
United Kingdom - Industrialization, Reforms, Monarchy: From the Hanoverian succession to the mid-18th century the texture and quality of life in Britain changed considerably but by no means evenly. Change was far more pronounced in the towns than in the countryside and among the prosperous than among the poor. The latter category was still very large; in the late 1750s an economist named ...
Fontana’s academic approach, though lacking the dazzling inventiveness of his Roman predecessors, exerted substantial influence on Baroque architecture both through his prolific writings and through the number of architects he trained, who would disseminate the Baroque idioms throughout 18th-century Europe.
29 de oct. de 2009 · The Industrial Revolution was a period of scientific and technological development in the 18th century that transformed largely rural, agrarian societies—especially in Europe and North America ...
10 de jul. de 2020 · Enlightenment, HISTORY, Politics and government, Europe -- Politics and government -- 18th century, Europe Publisher London ; New York : I.B. Tauris Collection printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language English
