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Enlightenment Thinkers Continued.
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10th Grade
09/18/2016

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Locke
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life, Liberty, limited government 
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Locke
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had an optimistic view of human nature, people were reasonable and natural 
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Locke 
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wrote Two Treaties of Government 
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Hobbes
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said people were naturally cruel, greedy, and selfish, thinks we're horrible and need to be controlled 

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Hobbes
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Wanted a social contract in which people gave up all their rights for a safe and organized society 
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Hobbes
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pesimistc view about people, ideas compiled in Leviathan 
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Montesquieu 
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has 3 syllables in his name and wants 3 branches 
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Montesquieu 
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felt the best way to protect Liberty was to separate power, legislative, judicial, executive; checks and balances 

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Montesquieu 
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Wrote the Spirit of Laws which discussed governments through history 
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Voltaire 
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V- Vocal, voice, freedom of speech 

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Voltaire 
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"I may not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it". 

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Voltaire 
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against cencorship 
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Voltaire 
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Targeted corrupt officials & idle aristocrats which offended the government and the Catholic Church 
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Rousseau 
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S for Society

S for Social Contract giving up some rights

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Rousseau 
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thinks we're born with a clean slate but society corrupts us 
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Rousseau 
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"Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains(society)."
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Diderot 
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produced a 28 volume encyclopedia  that changed the way people think

works/ writings of Locke-Volt-Mont-Smpith

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Wollstonecraft 
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Woman

-most important role is motherhood

-could decide what was in their best interst

 - 1792- A Vindication of the Rights of Women

-education for boys and girls


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Smith
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wrote The Wealth of Nations 

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Smith
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believes the free market- the natural forces of supply demand should be allowed to operate and regulate business

- demand for goods & services, suppliers must meet demand 


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Smith 
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S=$=economy

lassiez faire- market better off with no government regulation

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Economics
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-physiocrats focused on economic reform

-reject mercantilism- use of gov't reg. to achieve balance of trade

- accept laissez fair

- support free trade 

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