Western thought will begin to shift towards universal laws and individual rights with the advent of the Enlightenment. As we unpack that idea, we'll address the following questions:
- In what way was the notion of progress emphasized in the Enlightenment?
- Why did Enlightenment thinkers begin to see all human beings as fundamentally the same?
- How did the Enlightenment lead to the notion that the purpose of society is the preservation of individual dignity?