The Enlightment
Laissez fair
Policy allowing business to operate with little or no governemnt intereference
Thomas Hobbes
Which Enlightenment thinker thought that if people gave up all their right and empowered king with all authority, there would be peace
Rousseau
Which Enlightenment thinker believed that women didn't have a place in the world
Wollstonecraft
Which Enlightenment thinker believed that women should have an education and be equal to men, besides physical strength
Voltaire
Which Enlightenment thinker once said "Ecrasez I'infame"
Denis Diderot
Which Enlightenment thinker was a composer
Denis Diderot
Which Enlightenment thinker was a contributor to the Encyclopédie
Voltaire
Which Enlightenment thinker was known for being a French satirist
Thomas Hobbes
Which Enlightenment thinker wrote Leviathan
Voltaire
Which Enlightenment thinker once said "I do not agree with a word you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it"
Thomas Hobbes
Which Enlightenment thinker believed that men were evil and corrupt
Social contract
An agreement by which people gave up their freedom to a powerful governement in order to avoid chaos
Natural rights
Custom, tradition or the edicts of kings cannot override _____
Religious superstition
During the Enlightenment, many people moved away from ______
Philosophe
French for "philosopher"; French thinker who desired reform in society during the Enlightenmemt
Philosophes
Group of French intellectuals
Deism
Recognized God as Creator, but held the world, once created accordingly to natural laws without divine interference
Natural rights
Right that belongs to all humans from birth, such as life, liberty and property
Natural law
Rules of conduct discoverable by reason
Natural law, reasoning, scientific method
Scientific Revolution's Contribution to Enlightenment ~Established _______ as the basis of facts/knowledge ~Established _____ as the means to analyze/interpret facts ~Created _______ as a means to attain and test knowledge
Inalienable rights
The idea of the rights to life, liberty and property
Philosophes
This group came from both the upper and middle classes
Philosophes
This group shared a "critical spirit- studied culture, types of government etc.
Natural laws
Use of reason in explaining the role of the government
Montesquieu
Was a French lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher who lived during the Age of Enlightment
Adam Smith
Was a Scottish moral philosopher, pioneer of political economy, and a key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment.
Voltaire
Was a french Enlightment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state.
Rousseau
Was a philospher, writer and composer of the 18th century. His political philosophu influenced the Emlightenment in France and across Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and overall development of modern political and educational thought
John Locke
Was an English Philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and knowm as the "Father of Classical Liberalism"
Thomas Hobbes
Was an English philosopher, best known today for his work on political philosophy
Crush the infamous thing
What does "Ecrasez I'infame" mean
Ecrasez I'nfame
What is French for "Crush the infamous thing"
Thomas Hobbes
Which Enlightenment thinker believed in a social contract
Montesquie
Which Enlightenment thinker believed in a system of checks and balances?
Voltaire
Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the "Enlightened Monarch"
John Locke
Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the inalienable rights of life, liberty and property
Montesquie
Which Enlightenment thinker believed of a separation of powers-> executive, legislative and judicial
Rousseau
Which Enlightenment thinker believed that each citizen should take part in creating a social contract
John Locke
Which Enlightenment thinker believed that government could be overthrown
Rousseau
Which Enlightenment thinker believed that government is created based on general will of the people
John Locke
Which Enlightenment thinker believed that governments should be ruled with consent of the people (through representatives)
Denis Diderot
a French philosopher, art critic, and writer. He was a prominent figure during the Enlightenment and is best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert.