What was a lesson that the enlightenment taught people?

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The enlightenment taught people to think for themselves and to challenge the existing structures that were tyrannical. This is because it heralded an age of reason whereby people begun to question whether the prevailing systems were working for them which led to changes in various spheres

Juliette [100K]3 years ago

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Answer: Everyone has the right to freedom, life, property, because all are born equal by natural law

Explanation: The Enlightenment taught people first of all, about the human's own value on the basis of natural rights, which were suppressed by various dogmatic, absolutist, imposed rulers. These human values, based on natural laws, give everyone the right to life, freedom, way of thinking, freedom of speech, religion, because everyone is born under natural laws and on the basis of them has the right to life that is not owned by the tyrant. Raising awareness of this by the Enlightenment philosophers has contributed to the people taking their destiny into their own hands by creating governments and states that suit them, rather than matching the interests of individual absolutes.

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