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6 Cards in this Set
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Identify: Thomas Hobbes
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-arugued that people were naturally cruel, greedy, and selfish.
-believed that only a powerful government could ensure and orderly society |
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Identify: John Locke(4)
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-people were basically reasonable and moral
-people have naural rights -the best government had limited power and was accepted by all citizens -people have right to overthrow government |
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Identify: Baron de Montesquieu(2)
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-the powers of gov should be separated into executive, legislative, and judicial
-checks and balances |
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Identify: Voltaire(1)
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-"I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." (freedom of speech)
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Identify: Jean-Jaques Rousseau(1)
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-people in their natural state were basically good, but can become corrupted by society
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Identify: Mary Wollstonecraft(1)
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-argued that women had been excluded from the social contract
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