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AP Euro - Enlightenment: Locke, Voltaire & Rousseau

ap euro - enlightenment: locke, voltaire & rousseau

originally streamed in 2019 with Liam MachlinTeacher

Learn key Enlightenment ideas and thinkers for your AP Euro exam. This video walks you through the philosophies of Locke, Voltaire, Rousseau, and more, plus how these ideas sparked political and social change across Europe. You'll explore natural ri ...more

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units

Unit 4 – Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments

topics

4.1 Contextualizing the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment 4.2 The Scientific Revolution 4.3 The Enlightenment 4.6 Enlightened and Other Approaches to Power

timestamps

0:00
Introduction to Enlightenment
0:33
What is Enlightenment
1:04
Great Philosophers Overview
2:06
Enlightenment Years and Context
3:08
Motto and Skepticism
4:10
Human Progress and Optimism
5:12
Values of Enlightenment
6:45
Natural Law and Science
7:46
Deism Explained
9:20
Who Are the Philosophes
10:53
Salons and French Center
12:26
John Locke as Founder
15:00
Locke's Tabula Rasa
17:05
Voltaire's Life and Works
20:12
Candide Summary
23:48
Denis Diderot and Encyclopedia
25:54
Jean-Jacques Rousseau Background
27:56
Rousseau's Major Works
31:01
Emile on Education
34:36
The Social Contract
38:09
Montesquieu's Spirit of Laws
39:42
Adam Smith's Capitalism
42:52
Spread of Ideas
46:30
Women in Enlightenment
48:33
Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication
49:05
Enlightened Absolute Monarchs
51:12
Stream Wrap-Up
51:42
Q&A Session
52:13
Closing Remarks

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