<em>How do you think Voltaire's trip to England was a turning point for him and for the Enlightenment? </em>
He was influed by the freedom (by the time's standards) he found in England comparing to France.
<em>Why do you think Denis Diderot said that an intolerant man is an evil man? Do you agree? Explain your answer. </em>
Yes, I agree. Because to be intolerant means not to listen to the other side and acknowldege their right to have a different opinion, this can lead to de-humanization of the opponent to the point of justifying any evil act towards him/her.
<em>Why do you think the philosophes never recognized their own prejudices about women? </em>
Maybe they are the product of their time, they are humans, and as any normal human being they are/were failable. Sometimes they could see things that no-one had ever seen before but sometimes they failed to acknowledge their mistakes and their times' mistakes.
Obsessive compulsive disorder also known as OCD
Land surrounded by water. :)
Answer: The declaration of independence...
and the fact that rights give us a boost and a good free life.
Explanation:
I think we have basic rights because we need to have those in order to make sure we can live freely, without basic rights we can't do very much;
I also believe we have rights from the government because without them we will likely not live a good life and without rights we only have rules, and not to mention rights CAN PREVENT US FROM TERMINATING the government;
