“Buzzwords” of the “Enlightenment”

1.) The individual

• The power of the human mind
• The period is a.k.a. “The Age of Reason”
• One could take charge of an transform one’s life
• Each individual has the power to control his/her spiritual destiny
• The progress of ordinary individuals
• The perfectibility of man
• The prospect of his future progress

2.) Society

• Human sympathy is the basis for the moral life
• One’s supreme obligation was to relate to one’s fellows through an innate / natural power of sympathy
• Social / Society / The bonds of common humanity

3.) Democracy

• Democratic principles
• The principle of equality
• Liberty
• To correct injustices

4.) Deism

• A creation presupposes a creator
• They deduced the existence of a supreme being from the construction of the universe itself rather than from the Bible
• The Almighty is good and wise