LA ILUSTRACIÓN DEL SIGLO XVIII 🕯¿Pueden las ideas cambiar el mundo?

Europe was in a great darkness during the Old Regime, but a series of revolutionaries brought light and revolutionary ideas that spread not only in Europe but throughout the world.

The Enlightenment movement was one of the most powerful ideologies in history, leading to a change in political, social, and economic structures, as well as a shift in mentality towards freedom of thought and action.

The concept of the separation of powers, advocated by thinkers like Montesquieu and Rousseau, was crucial during the Enlightenment period, aiming to distribute legislative, executive, and judicial powers to prevent tyranny and ensure sovereignty lies with the people.

The Encyclopedia, a monumental work that aimed to aggregate all knowledge using reason, played a significant role in spreading Enlightenment ideas across Europe through various mediums like books, scientific discoveries, and literary works.

The Enlightenment era saw the emergence of theorists like John Locke and Rousseau, who proposed ideas that laid the foundation for modern political systems based on the sovereignty of the people and the establishment of just states.

Adam Smith, a key figure in the Enlightenment, developed economic theories promoting capitalism and the idea that the economy should be driven by market forces rather than centralized control, influencing modern economic thought.

Enlightened Despotism, characterized by absolute rulers embracing Enlightenment ideas to improve the welfare of their citizens but retaining absolute power, aimed to modernize and strengthen their rule without relinquishing total control.