The Enlightenment, Adam Smith, And Mary Wollstonecraft

The Enlightenment or some may call, Age of Reason, did not have as many fair laws or rights as we do now. The Enlightenment was during the late 17th and 18th century. Several historians named this period of time, the Age of Enlightenment because it was a time of high intellect and new ideas. The four philosophers at this time was, John Locke, Voltaire, Adam Smith, and Mary Wollstonecraft. Philosophers are people who share their views and theory. The big question that pops out is, what was the main idea of the philosophers during the Enlightenment? Locke talked about government, Voltaire talked about religion, Smith talked about economics, and Wollstonecraft talked about equality. These individuals fought for the rights they thought was naturally …show more content…
The book talked about how women do not have as many rights as men. It also talks about how women should be treated equally and have the same education. Wollstonecraft mentions in one of her longer sentences, “To render [make] mankind more virtuous, and happier of course, both sexes must act from the same principle;... women must be allowed to found their virtue on knowledge, which is scarcely possible unless they be educated by the same pursuits [studies] as men.” This sentence is talking about how both genders need to be treated on the same level with the same rights and education to be socially happier, honorable, and principled. Although a countless number of people might not agree on what some of the philosophers think, most of these ideas are what we use today. The question, what was the main idea of the philosophers during the Enlightenment?, was never answered. The main idea was that all four of them wanted to build a stronger nation and have personal freedom. The natural rights theory was important because it stopped someone or something from being able to do a certain achievement without needing