MMW 14 Lecture 2: Social Contract Theories in the Enlightenment Era
23 Jan 2019
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Challenges to absolutism, secular and religious i) ii) (2) (2) In france, the absolutist monarchy of louis xiv (1) In 1685, revoked the edict of nantes (a) (b) Sun king of france--> louis xiv tried to impose his absolute power on a certain group of people. This edict gave religious freedom to the french. Brought an end to the religious toleration in france (c) Persecution of these huguenots followed by exile (a) (b) Forced to either convert to catholicism or imprisonment. Exiles were important because they became instrumental in started a lot of debates on legitimacy or sovereignty--> started the enlightenment. In england, 1685 coronation of james ii, another catholic king (1) Tried to rewrite protestant charters (oliver cromwell)--> return to absolutism. Anti-monarchial response in the glorious revolution in 1689. William of orange--> under the idea that he would only (a) rule with the provisions of parliament rule with the provisions of parliament (3)
