Discuss the impact the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution may have had on the development of each man’s philosophy.

  Both the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution brought

various ideas regarding major changes in government. These events

are commonly known as the age of enlightenment, a period in which

European politics, philosophy, science, and communications were

radically reoriented. History.com Staff. “Enlightenment.” History.com, A&E

Television Networks, 2009. Therefore, since this time period opened the

eyes of philosophers, the current events of the English Civil War and

the revolution had a huge impact on the development of each man’s

philosophy. For instance, According to the “Thomas Hobbes Worksheet”,

(provided to us in the assignment), “Enlightenment philosophers John

Locke, Charles Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau all developed

theories of government in which some or even all the people would govern.

These thinkers had a profound effect on the American and French revolutions

and the democratic governments they produced.” Consequently, the theories

they developed and effects they produced were influenced by the current events

happening during their time, thus being the English Civil war and the

Glorious Revolution.