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Failure and its sibling, success, often come in transformative waves. Take in one of the most colossal waves of change in Failureland's history by exploring the Enlightenment era - a time full of influential figures, discoveries and more that saw their fair share of waves of failure, success and reflection that shaped the future.

The Enlightenment

It’s time to brighten things up a bit with the Enlightenment. In this video, you'll learn about the earth shattering ideas of thinkers like Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Kant, Smith, and Hume whose ideas all influenced the way we think about the world today.

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What is Enlightenment

“Dare to know! (Sapere aude.) Have the courage to use your own understanding," is often seen as the motto of The Enlightenment. Read this short essay by German philosopher Immanuel Kant to glean more on the foundations of this era and how this method of thinking inspired drastic changes in not just just common culture but politics, economics, religion and more.

Columbia University, Immanuel Kant

The Tenets of Enlightenment on Display

The Enlightenment saw increased interest in the natural world, archeology and more. Explore the grandeur of the Enlightenment gallery at The British Museum here and peer into the display cases that line the walls to find a fascinating and eclectic collection that inspired an age of curiosity, failure and success.

The British Museum

Eras of Enlightenment

European politics, philosophy, science and communications were radically changed during the course of the “long 18th century” (1685-1815) as part of a movement referred to by its participants as the “Age of Reason”, or, “the Enlightenment.” Read about the different eras of the Age and the numerous books, essays, inventions, scientific discoveries, laws, wars and revolutions that crashed over the minds of the era.

History