Topic 12 Vocab Enlightenment
Philosophes
Writers during the Enlightenment and who popularized the new ideas of the time.
Natural rights
the idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property
Representative
A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.
John Locke
17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.
Enlightenment
A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions.
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)
Mary Wollstonecraft
English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women