HIST 1062 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Habeas Corpus, Negative And Positive Rights, Olympe De Gouges
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Thinkers and philosophers rejecting religion, new ideas ab sovereignty. Upheavals in america and france at the close of the 18th century. Human rights and enlightenment in the age of revolutions. Intellectual tradition in western europe in 17th century. People as a result of being human are to claim rights. Capitalism big for merchants emerging from the medieval era. Man is born free but he is everywhere in chains . Making the global economic pie larger, rather than there only being so much. There is political instability: let"s make some money. Declaration of the rights of man and citizen (8/26/1789) New taxes (to pay for defending colonies in seven years war) Colonized people rising up against imperialism: probably revolutionary. Third estate refuses to approve tax raise, national assembly, storming bastille. Deepening of inequality for some, while others gain. Sovereignty no longer resided in monarch but in people. Olympe de gouge publishes declaration of rights of women.
