17th Century Philosophers
New Atlantis
Francis Bacon
advancement of learning
Francis Bacon
novum organum
Francis Bacon
scientific method (empriricism)
Francis Bacon
German Astronomer
Johannes Kepler
Treatise of Government
John Locke
believed in more of a democratic government
John Locke
government does the will of the people
John Locke
writes about how man is born with a clean slate and behavior can be molded
John Locke
wrote an essay concerning human understanding
John Locke
Believed human knowledge should produce results, deeds rather than words
John Locke & Francis Bacon
"I think therefore I am"
Rene Descartes
Concluded through deduction that God did indeed exist
Rene Descartes
father of analytical geometry
Rene Descartes
geometry & algebra
Rene Descartes
rational deduction
Rene Descartes
"Man's only motivation is for his own pleasure."
Thomas Hobbes
believed in absolute government
Thomas Hobbes
believed that man by nature was selfish and evil
Thomas Hobbes
has a very negative outlook on life
Thomas Hobbes
wrote Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes
wrote the History of the Peloponnesian war
Thomas Hobbes