Today in society, concepts are hardly ever in their original form. It is extremely rare for anything to be in prototype form. Most ideas are based upon prior thoughts and beliefs. Even documents that our society is based upon have been derived from the philosophies of former innovative thinkers. Through their own new and radical philosophies, philosophers such as Beccaria and Voltaire from the Enlightenment period influenced society's and government's future ideas and principles. By …showed first 75 words of 1603 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1603 total…many philosophers that let their new, innovative ideas be known. Their philosophies promoted the liberties of all men, which were not provided for during the time in which they lived. Through their writings, they were able to influence the founding of a new government that is still in place today. Even though many may owe their freedoms to the writers of the Constitution, they truly owe some of their natural rights to Beccaria and Voltaire.