Enlightenment
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Enlightenment | age of reason, influenced by the scientific revolution of the 1600's |
| law, philosophy, politics | Enlightenment was used to figure out things in nature like l__, p_______, po_______ |
| social contract | unwritten agreement between government and people |
| locke | LIFE, LIBERTY, PROPERTY believed people were góòd, nature vs. nurture, limited govt., basis of declaration of independence |
| hobbes | ppl NEED LAWS, believed people were bàd, strong govt. influenced constitution |
| wollstonecraft | equality and education for WOMEN |
| smith | CAPITALISM, father of modern economics, division of labor and concept of free markets |
| laissez faire | little govt. involvement to allow markets to grow |
| montesquieu | wrote spirit of laws, believed in SEPARATION OF POWERS (3 branches) |
| voltaire | believed in FREEDOM OF SPEECH, critisized Catholic Church for its practices <-- arrested many times |
| diderot | wrote "ENCYCLOPEDIA", discussed issues of freedom of expression and concerns of equality, volumes include writing by voltaire and montesquieu |
| rousseu | FREE ELECTION, RIGHT TO VOTE idea of social contract, believed in little govt. involvment & good community over individual |
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