Enlightenment Philosophers These enlightenment thinkers all had a positive attitude towards the society. These philosophers tried making there time period a better place for the people . They believed in totally different things for different time periods they were born in. John Locke believed in equal rights. “All mankind… being all equal and independent, no one out to harm another in his life , health, liberty or possession”. John Locke was totally against self-government he had to fight for the people rights.
