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- #1 Adam Smith This man thought that the free market would be a good idea for business.
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Economist who thought free market should be allowed to regulate business
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| #2 Aristotle An ancient Athenian said to be the greatest writer. |
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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 A philosopher who had the great idea of separating executive, legislative, and judicial powers. |
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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 A certain time period where people started to think rationally, rather than just go with the flow. |
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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 A man who believed people were born good, but however their life was lived they could turn evil. |
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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 A guy who believed everyone had a sense of common sense and morality. |
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Philosopher who thought people were basically reasonable and moral, and believed in natural rights
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| #7 Laissez Faire A business that works comfortably with the government off their backs. |
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Allows business to operate with little or no government interference
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| #8 Philosophy People who question everything |
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the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
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| #9 Plato Was the famous student of Socrates |
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ancient Athenian philosopher, most-famous student of Socrates, known for his ideal leaders "Philosopher-Kings"
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| #10 Social Contract To pretty much hand shake someone with the agreements of not causing major choas. |
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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 The guy who liked asking people questions they couldn't comprehend. |
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ancient Athenian philosopher, the "Socratic Method" is named for his process of questioning to discover answers
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| #12 Thomas Hobbes The man who believes that if anything was to be decided in a country, it should be done by the people. |
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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 The man who preached about the first amendment before it was even created. |
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| French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment, defender of free speech https://media1.britannica.com/eb-media/51/82551-004-47847D29.jpg |
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