Scenarios about 'european enlightenment'

The European Enlightenment was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries, emphasizing reason, science, and individualism over tradition and religious authority. This period saw thinkers like Locke, Voltaire, and Rousseau develop ideas about natural rights, constitutional government, and scientific progress that fundamentally challenged existing power structures. The Enlightenment's principles directly influenced modern democratic systems, scientific inquiry methods, and alternative history scenarios exploring different trajectories of Western political development.