These new political and scientific philosophies of the enlightenment era marked a shift in the European history as during this period, the “human ability to reason was glorified.”
John Locke was an English man who believed that “the power of the government to rule must come from the consent of the governed.” That is to say, that the people should be able to choose who governs them. Locke also came up with the idea of “natural rights—the view that everybody has the right of life, liberty and the ownership of property.” Also, Locke had the idea of “social contract” which is the concept that …show more content…
The ideas of Bacon and Descartes led to the “development of what is called the Scientific Method” which is a series of steps that can be followed and will help to solve scientific