Question

What effects did enlightenment philosophers have on government and society?

Answer 1

The Age of Enlightenment came up with new ideas that reordered politics and government drastically. These philosophers and the democratic governments that they created had a deep effect on the American and French revolutions.

Starting in the 1600s, European philosophers began arguing on who should rule and govern a nation. As the absolute rule of kings destabilized, Enlightenment philosophers debated for various forms of democracy.