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How Did The Enlightenment Challenge Governments?

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How Did The Enlightenment Challenge Governments? During the Enlightenment, the concept of natural laws was used to challenge the divine right of kings, and became an alternative justification for the establishment of a social contract, positive law, and government (and thus, legal rights) in the form of classical republicanism (built around concepts such as civil

What Were Writers Of The Enlightenment Primarily Interested In?

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What Were Writers Of The Enlightenment Primarily Interested In? Writers of the Enlightenment were primarily interested in: Changing the relationship between people and their government = moving from an absolute monarchy to a democracy. Supporting the divine right theory. Debating the role of the Roman Catholic Church in society. What was the goal of the