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Enlightenment
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An exciting time of optimism and possibility (the age of reason)
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Thomas Hobb
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Wrote his views of the government in his book, Leviathab.
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John Locke
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An English philosopher who believed that people were naturally happy, and that all people were born with equal rights.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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A French philosopher-believed that people were basically born good.
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Baron de Montesquieu
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A French philosopher-argued that the best form of government included a separation of powers.
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Voltaire
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One of the most outspoken French philosophers.
Real name- François-Marie Arouet- attacked injustice |
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Diderot
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French philosopher
Did the encylepedias |
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Mary Wollstonecraft
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Demanded equal rights for women, especially in education.
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Adam smith
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A Scottish economist
Wrote the wealth of nations Argued that business activities should take place in a free market ( laissez-faire) |
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Key enlightenment ideas
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• The ability to reason is what make humans unique.
• Reason can be used to solve problems • reason can free people from ignorance, superstition, and unfair government. • the natural world is governed by laws that can be discovered through reason • like the natural world, human behavior os governed by natural law • governments should reflect natural laws and encourage education and debate |
