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Thomas Hobbes |
Says life is "nasty, brutish, and short," people give up their freedoms to the government for protection, and therefore governments need to be strong.
Favors absolute monarchy. |
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John Locke |
Believes in natural rights to life, liberty, and property. Governments exist to protect the natural rights of people, and if they do not, people can change that government. |
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Baron de Montesquieu |
Separation of powers in order to prevent government from becoming tyrannical. |
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Jean-Jaques Rousseau |
Believes that people are basically good, but corrupted by society. Ideal society: people make their own laws and obey them willingly. |
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Voltaire |
Philosophe, A French author who used humor and sarcasm to criticize government. |
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Denis Diterot |
Produced first encyclopedia, spent 28 years, 28 volumes, goal was to "change general way of thinking" and bring knowledge to many, books were banned & helped speed enlightenment ideas |
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Mary Walstencraft |
Argued for gender equality, especially in education |
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The wealth of nations |
Book written by Adam Smith, argued in favor of laissez faire |
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Free market |
Natural forces of supply and demand |
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Natural laws |
Laws that govern human nature |
Hobbes |
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Social contract |
People give up freedoms in exchange for protection of an organized society, a theory |
Locke |
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Natural rights |
Rights that belong to human from birth |
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Philosophe |
Group of enlightenment thinkers who applied scientific method to politics to improve society |
iocrat-economy |
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Physiocrat |
Enlightenment thinker who focused on economic reform |
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Mercantilist |
Favor acquiring gold&silver through trade in strong government w/ lots of gov't involvement. Goal= government wealth, not individual success |
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How did success of Scientific Revolution inspire Enlightenment thinkers? |
It lead to great faith in reason and empowered Enlightenment thinkers that they should make a change, too. |
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