2007-03-28 16:52:45 · 5 answers · asked by everyone_loves_brunettes! 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The rise of the public sphere and public opinion.
The growth of a print culture and literary market - newspapers etc, the multiplier effect.
The rise of coffee houses, clubs, social gatherings. The voice of the street (a plebeian public/society/culture).
The breakdown of absolutist politics.
2007-03-28 19:30:48 · answer #1 · answered by nicjays 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The positivism thought that everything in the universe can be explained, the revived idea that man is the measure (at least in the mind), radical new political ideas, and the easy access of literature provided by the printing press. I'm no expert, but these are your basic ideas.
2007-03-28 17:06:06 · answer #2 · answered by willbakerman60 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE FACTOR THAT LED TO THE SPREAD OF ENLIGHTENMENT WAS THAT THE PEOPLE OF FRANCE WASN T TREATED WELL AND PROPERLY ,THE FREEDOM OF SO MANY THINGS WAS LIMITED AND THEY WERE RULED BY MANY BAD LEADERS.
2016-02-29 16:30:13 · answer #3 · answered by Mjcute 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Knowledge, Changes in consciousness, and meditation.
I AM
2007-03-28 17:01:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Advances in science and philosophy and the courage to stand up to the church.
2007-03-28 18:16:16 · answer #5 · answered by fra_bob 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋