Answer to Question #311543 in Sociology for Lilitha

Question

Engage in critical discussion on how the Enlightment impacted on modern society in terms of culture, politics and government. You can also draw on examples to support your arguments. How has the Enlightment changes the ideas of today’s modern society.

Kindly include the intext and also show Bibliography in a havard style.

Answer 1

In conclusion, the Enlightenment was vital to the American Revolution and the creation of American Government. The Enlightenment beliefs that influenced the American Revolution were natural rights, the social contract, and the right to overthrow the government if the social contract was violated.

Ever since the Greeks, debate raged as to the best form of government. But it was only during the Enlightenment that Europe really began to question traditional forms of authority (Li, Z., & Ti, H, 2021, 03086).

Baron de Montesquieu’s seminal ‘Spirit of the Laws’ (1748), admired and heavily quoted by the Founding Fathers, described a principle of good governance that would go on to shape modern politics. Montesquieu observed in England a rudimentary separation of powers: the executive (the government of the King), the legislature (parliament) and the judiciary (the law courts).Each branch exercised power independent of one another, keeping each other in check. While kings could claim the loyalty of their subjects by force, the church usually buttressed these monarchies with theories that justified their hierarchy – God gave his power to kings, who commanded their subjects in His name.

reference

Li, Z., & Ti, H. (2021). Comparative analysis and enlightenment of employment intentions of Chinese and American financial management majors. In E3S Web of Conferences (Vol. 235, p. 03086). EDP Sciences.