Question

What was the "enlightenment"? who were some of its major thinkers and writers?

Answer 1

The Enlightenment culminated in the French Revolution (1789-1799) and was followed by the Romantic period. Major figures of the Enlightenment include Voltaire, John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, David Hume, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant, Isaac Newton and Thomas Jefferson

Answer 2

The Enlightenment was an intellectual and philosophical movement which dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century and some of the thinkers were Voltaire and john lock