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1651- The Levathan Thomas Hobbes
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• Famous quote “In a state of nature life would be nasty and brutish”
• Social contract, government will provide law and order and the individual will give up some of his freedom in exchange. Government provides security individuals agree to follow laws. |
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John Locke
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• 1690 Two Treatises of Government, His social contract
• It’s not just that the ruler has to provide Law and Order, It’s that the Power doesn’t come from the Government the power derives from the people. This is because we are all born with “natural” rights |
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Enlightenment
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Philosophes they are a group of men who share core beliefs which is a belief in reason, ability for men to improve himself through reason. Big target is organized religion. Deism, God is clock maker god creates universe and man is on his own.
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Voltaire-
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• Born in 1694-1788
• Extremely prolific wrote plays nonfiction essays • Angered the Government because of his writing, he would make fun of the Government and the church, ended up spending a year in prison. • Left France spent some time in Prusia, spent most of his life in Switzerland • Most famous novel is called “Candide” |
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Jean Jacques Roussean 1712-1778
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• While Locke put a lot on property, Roussean saw it as nobody really owns anything. Socialists could look at him as one of the four fathers
France is the center of the Philosophic movement where people would sit at salons and discuss. |
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Adam Smith
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• 1776 writes Wealth of Nations
• Father of Capitalism • “Invisible Hand “famous term also “Laissez Faire” means leave alone |
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Baron de Montisquien
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• Wrote spirit of the laws
• Use to come up with the federal system of government of which we have in the United States |
