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philosophes |
-popularized the ideas of scientific revolution -used them to uunder take a dramatic reexaminatoin of all aspects of life -were thinkers in in science and in other subjects -main job was "applies himself to the study of sciety with the purpoose of making hid kind better and happier" |
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montesquieu |
-famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers, implimented in all constitution around the world - |
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voltaire |
-wrote philosophic letters on the english which focused freedom of the press, political freedom, religious toleration -well known for critism of traditoinal religeon -had a strong connection with ideal of religious relation |
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deism |
-a religeous outlook shared by mi=ost other philosophes -build on newtonian world machine (God) who had created the universe -the belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator who does not intervene in the universe
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diterot |
-freelance writer -beleived that christianity was fanatical and unreasonable -literary attacks from religeon grew worse ad time went on -most famous for classified dictionary of the arts, sciences, and trades |
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david hume |
-scotish philosopher and was called the social scientist -known as the most important figures in scottish enlightenment and western philosophy -strived to create total "science of man" which is the sychological basis of human nature |
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adam smith |
-considered the father of economics -had the idea of having an ivisible hand in the government -the idea relates to our givernment by a minor government which handels the police, fire, and the free market
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laissez faire |
-in french it mean "let them do" but also "let it be" , "let them do as they will", and "leave it alone" -its an economic system in where transactions bwtween private parties are free from taxes |
