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| 1. What is the Enlightenment? |
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| The enlightenment is the period in the history of western thought and culture, stretching roughly from the mid-decades of the seventeenth century through the eighteenth century, characterized by dramatic revolutions in science, philosophy, society and politics |
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| 2. Who was involved with the enlightenment? |
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| John Locke, Adam Smith, Volitare, Denis Diderot, Jean- Jacques Rousseau, Plato, Socrates, Aristole, Thomas Hobbes, Barn de montesquieu |
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| 3. What was the Enlightenment about? |
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| Use of reason and scientific method could be applied to societal interaction and behavior. |
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| 4. When did the enlightenment take place? |
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| 5. Where did the enlightenment take place? |
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| 6. Why did the enlightenment occur? |
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| European politics, philosophy, science and communications were radically reoriented |
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| 7. Who is one of the 3 Greek Philosophers & what is he known for? (concepts & writings) |
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| Socrates: he encouraged his students to examine their beliefs and used question and answer approach (socratic method). His greatest pupil was plato. |
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| 8. Who is one of the 3 Greek Philosophers & what is he known for? (concepts & writings) |
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| Plato: wrote The Republic which presented a vision of a perfectly governed society, governed by the philospher- kings |
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| 9. Who is one of the 3 Greek Philosophers & what is he known for? (concepts & writings) |
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| Aristole: looked at the nature of the world and human belief, used thought and knowledge. He wrote politics " Man is by nature a political animal; it is his nature to live in a state." |
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| 10. Who is one of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for (writings, views on people, government)? |
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| Thomas Hobbes: People are selfish and whicked. Social Contract- People hand over their rights to a strong ruler with total power, in exchange for law and order. |
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| 11. Who is one of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for (writings, views on people, government)? |
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| John Locke: People are born free and equal with natrual rights, specifically, life, liberty and property. People are basically good. Goverenment exists to protect these natrual rights. When goverenment fails to do so, replace it. Goverenments power comes from the consent of the people, not god. |
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| 12. Who is one of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for (writings, views on people, government)? |
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| Voltaire: Used satire to argue aganist his opponents. Fought for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, tolerance, reason. Fought against intolerance, prejudice, and superstition. |
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| 13. Who is one of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for (writings, views on people, government)? |
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| Baron de Montesquie: Studied political liberty as a natrual right. Goverenment is best controlled and liberty is best protected when power is divided into three branches. |
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| 14. Who is one of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for (writings, views on people, government)? |
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| Jean- Jacques Rosseau: Injustice and inequality are caused by defective political systems. A civil society voluntarliy formed bu it's govered by reference to the general will expressed in their unonimous consent to authority. |
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| 15. What was the Scientific Revolution? |
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| The scientific revolution is a concept used by historians to describe the emergence of modern science during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology (including human anatomy) and chemistry transformed the views of society about nature. |
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