The Enlightenment: the Quest for Reason and Freedom

Eighteenth-century philosophers proposed a model of society in opposition to the one that the all-powerful monarchy and the Catholic Church imposed without compromise. Reason, Progress, Happiness, Tolerance… so many key words that embody this school of thought, which lent prestige to the notions of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, already taking root in this century of awakening consciences… A movement that opened minds through literature and the arts.