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> But let's not be mistaken about its origins. Let's not make nonsensical statements like US independence was completely inspired by the Lumières then. Most n
by hartpuff 10y ago
> But let's not be mistaken about its origins.
Let's not make nonsensical statements like US independence was completely inspired by the Lumières then.
Most notably, US independence was also inspired by the Glorious Revolution in England (the American Bill of Rights is even based on the English Bill of Rights), about a century earlier.
- stangeek 10y agoThe glorious revolution was the direct consequence of the Lumières - in fact it was part of the movement!
- hartpuff 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_Revolution HTH
- ZenoArrow 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumières https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumières "The Lumières (literally in English: Enlighteners) was a cultural, philosophical, literary and intellectual movement of the second half of the 18th century" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_Revolution "The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688" Your proposed timelines are a little off, old bean. ;-)