This intellectual movement transformed the very fabric of European thought and way of life.
The Enlightenment
GREAT detailed site covers the whole of the European Enlightenment.
The Philosophes
These great French thinkers were at the forefront of the Enlightenment movement. Famous philosophes included Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire.
David Hume
He was perhaps Scotland's greatest thinker. Find out more about the brilliant philosopher.
Adam Smith
He was a Scottish philosopher whose ideas of economics and free trade have greatly influenced economic policy of nations down through the years. He is best known for writing Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
The American Enlightenment
The American colonies (which later became the United States) were alive with Enlightenment ideas as well, especially those involving the rights of people.
