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The Enlightenment Writers
The central ideas of the Enlightenment writers were similar to, yet
very different from, those of the writers of earlier periods. Four major
Enlightenment writers were Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Thomas
Jefferson, and Patrick Henry.
Their main purpose was to write to educate and edify and not so
much as to write for aesthetic purposes. Most of their work was designed
to convey truth or give sound i ....
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.... mainly for the purposes
of the church, such as transcribing books or writing works on God or
religion. The upper-class writers would be of the nobility, so they would
usually write for aesthetic purposes or to write essays to impress their
peers.
Many great ideas were presented and defended by the Enlightenment
writers which were similar yet different from writers form earlier periods.
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