How did the Enlightenment and the general social and intellectual thought of the eighteenth century affect punishment?

Enlightenment thinkers emphasized reason, individual rights, and human dignity, prompting people to question harsh punishments and call for more humane treatment of criminals. Thus, people gathered to discuss more humane types of punishment. The other choices describe actions that do not reflect the main reform of punishment associated with these ideas.

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