The Enlightenment century

The French 18th century was marked by the arrival of new philosophers who wanted to reform the way the society conceived the individual and the State : they were called the Enlightenment.
This movement is not only a fundamental origin of the French Revolution and the American Declaration of Independence but also the theoretical breeding ground of modern man and modern State. A cycle of conferences will give you the keys that are necessary to understand the revolution of thinking brought by the Enlightenment.