The enlightment in Europe

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printing press

helped spread ideas across Europe aboutt he enlightnment

Who is Thomas Hobbes?

English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679)

Who was John Locke?

English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property.

Who was Rousseau?

French philosopher who believed that people are naturally good, but are corrupted by society

Who was Baron de Montesquieu?

French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers

Who wa s Voltaire?

French writer who published more then 70 books.

What five concepts did philosophies base there beliefs off of?

Reason Nature Happiness Progress Liberty

Who was Mary Wollstonecraft?

This was an English feminist who supported the women's revolution in France

reformation

a religious movement , promoted followers to challenge accepted ways of thinking about god and salvation

enlightment despots

monarchs embraced new ideas and made reforms that reflected enlightment spirt

What is the Enlightenment?

movement that began in Europe in the late 1600s as people began examining the natural world, society, and government; also called the age of reason

Who are the philosophes?

social critics in France

What is a Social contract?

the idea that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will


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