How Did the Enlightenment Change Basic Western Attitudes Toward Reform,faith,and

question 51

Essay

How did the Enlightenment change basic Western attitudes toward reform,faith,and reason? What were the major formative influences on the philosophes? How important were Voltaire and the Encyclopedia in the success of the Enlightenment?

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