Who are three major figures during the enlightment and the results the enlightment?

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Who are three major figures during the enlightment and the results the enlightment?

Answer 1

Take your choice from a list that includes Bach, Francis Bacon, Descartes and Benjamin Franklin at http://www.sparknotes.com/history/europe...

Results: briefly; The Enlightenment was the start of democracy and also the root of the technical and scientific world we see today. It was a contributing factor in the American and French Revolutions. Enlightenment thinking reflected in the U. S. Declaration of Independence. European thought became centered on the belief in reason, science, individual rights, and the progress of civilization

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