Adam Smith

Adam Smith is also known as the Father of Economy.

Economist who thought free market should be allowed to regulate business

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Aristotle

Aristotle's teacher was Plato.

one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers, his writings were the first to create a comprehensive system of Western philosophy

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Baron de Montesquieu

Because of Montesquieu, now America has the system of Separation of Powers.

French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755)

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The Enlightenment

The Enlightenment had many good influences on our society nowadays.

a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote the book called The Social Contract.

Believed people in the natural state were basically good, but that they were corrupted by the evils of society, especially due to the unequal distribution of wealth

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John Locke

John Locke is the author of Two Treaties of Government.

Philosopher who thought people were basically reasonable and moral, and believed in natural rights

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Laissez Faire

Laissez Faire makes businesses for the owners fair.

Allows business to operate with little or no government interference

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Philosophy

Philosophy is one of the main reasons how The Enlightenment came to be.

the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics

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Plato

Plato's teacher was Socrates.

ancient Athenian philosopher, most-famous student of Socrates, known for his ideal leaders "Philosopher-Kings"

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Social Contract

Social Contract has many theories to it.

The unwritten agreement between individuals and society in which individual rights are traded for overall order (decrease of chaos)

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Socrates

Socrates inspired Plato with his teachings.

ancient Athenian philosopher, the "Socratic Method" is named for his process of questioning to discover answers

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Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes was one of the main philosophes who are important in our society.

English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems

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Voltaire

Voltaire was one of the most famous French writers.

French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment, defender of free speech

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