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The Enlightenment Terms
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10th Grade
01/31/2017

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1.Adam Smith


Adam smith was a very inspiring guy who beileved in fair rights.

Definition

Economist who thought free market should be allowed to regulate business

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2. Aristotle


Aristole was, a great philosopher he wanted his creations to be different .

Definition

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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3. Baron de Montesquieu

 

He is the one that helped us out with the seperation of our powers and thinks that each branch can check on each other , and that is Baron de Montesquieu.

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

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4. The Enlightenment

 

This was something very powerful that , would help the country out in many ways this was the Enlightenment.

Definition
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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5. Jean Jacques Rousseau

 

Jean Jacques Rousseau , beilevd that people were born good but, the society made them corrupt .

Definition
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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6. John Locke

 

John Locke looked at humans as "normal" people and thought they beileved in natural rights as a human, he had different looks at people.

Definition

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


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7. Laissez Faire

 

This perticular system allows very little strict rights, such as little or no government this system is Laissez Faire.

Definition

Allows business to operate with little or no government interference


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8. Philosophy

 

Philosophy , was more used as a investigation tool to see what people knew so they use this method.

 

Definition

The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics.

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9. Plato

 

Plato was a philosopher and, he was Socrates student.

Definition

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


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10. Social Contract

 

The Social Contact was something that was never agreed on , or been closed/final .

Definition

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


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11. Socrates

 

Socrates was the idea/name  , of the Socratic Method people use it , but the name comes from him.

Definition

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


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12. Thomas Hobbes

 

 Thomas Hobbes , beileved that only one thing can solve people being selfish adn that would be absolute soverignty.

Definition

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).



 
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13. Voltaire 

 

Voltaire was a french writer , but also head of the ENlightment.

Definition

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


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