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31 Cards in this Set
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Bernard de Fontenelle
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His works include Dialogues des morts (1683) and Histoire des oracles.
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Pierre Bayle
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He compiled the famous Dictionnaire historique et critique.
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Cultural Relativism
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The principle that an individual's beliefs and activities make sense in terms of his own culture.
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Tabula Rasa
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The unformed, featureless mind in the philosophy of John Locke.
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Philosophes
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A group of radical thinkers who stressed the use of human reason and were critical of established religions.
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Baron de Montesquieu
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French philosopher and jurist who wrote the influential Parisian Letters.
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Francois-Marie Arouet
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He wrote 'Candide' and the 'Philosophical Dictionary'. Pen name was Voltaire.
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Denis Diderot
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His work on 'Encyclopédie' made him famous, and his friends included Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire.
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David Hume
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His works include 'A Treatise of Human Nature' and 'History of England'.
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Physiocrats
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School of French thinkers who evolved the first complete system of economics.
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Francois Quesnay
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French political economist who emphasized the primary economic importance of land and agriculture.
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Adam Smith
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Scottish political economist and philosopher. Wrote "Wealth of Nations".
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Baron Paul d'Holbach
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His best-known work is Système de la nature (1770), first published under the name of Mirabaud.
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Marie-Jean de Condorcet
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French mathematician and philosopher known for his work on the mathematical theory of probability.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Swiss philosopher and writer who held that the individual is essentially good but usually corrupted by society.
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Mary Wollstonecraft
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British writer and reformer noted for 'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'.
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Salons
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A periodic gathering of notable people, held at one person's home
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Rococo
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A style of baroque art in Europe during the eighteenth century, characterized by flowing lines and elaborate decoration.
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Antoine Watteau
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French painter noted for his exuberant scenes of gallantry, such as 'The Embarkation for Cythera.'
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Jacques-Louis David
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His works include The Oath of the Horatii (1785) and The Death of Marat (1793).
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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German composer of the late baroque period.
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George Frederick Handel
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His works include 'Water Music', 'Music for the Royal Fireworks' and 'Zadok the Priest'.
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Franz Joseph Haydn
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Austrian composer who exerted great influence on the development of the classical symphony.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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His over 600 works include 41 symphonies, 27 piano concertos, and 16 operas.
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Samuel Richardson
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English writer whose epistolary novels include "Pamela."
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Edward Gibbon
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British historian who wrote the classic text 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'.
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Cesare Beccaria
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Wrote 'Crime and Punishment', the first systematic statement of principles governing criminal punishment.
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Hotel-Dieu
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The old name given to the principal hospital in French towns.
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Joseph II of Austria
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Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790. He was one of the so-called "enlightened monarchs"
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Pietism
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A reform movement in the German Lutheran Church during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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John Wesley
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British religious leader who founded Methodism.
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