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It's a version of the English Bill of Rights 1689 so I'm not sure where you get the idea it's version one as the 1689 one wasn't even version one for England.
by brigandish 4y ago
It's a version of the English Bill of Rights 1689 so I'm not sure where you get the idea it's version one as the 1689 one wasn't even version one for England.
- HaZeust 4y ago1689 was only 4 years into Enlightenment, and the collective recognition of "personal rights" that is most-often cited as the Enlightenments greatest achievement also just happens to be a fundamental aspect of 1789 Constitution - and ALL Constitutions moving forward. THAT'S where the "V.1" honor comes from.
- brigandish 4y agoAside from it being utterly irrelevant when the Enlightenment started as to whether the Bill of Rights 1689 was a precursor to the 1789 ones, how does John Locke fit into that choice of start date for the Enlightenment?