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Adam Smith
Adam Smith was born in 1723 |
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Aristotle
Aristotle was a Greec philosopher. |
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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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Baron de Montesquieu
Baron de Montesquieu was a French lawyer known as Man of Letters. |
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French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755)
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The Enlightenment
Leila looked to me for Enlightenment. |
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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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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was writer of the 18th centry. |
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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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John Locke
John Locke was an English philosopher and phisician. |
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Philosopher who thought people were basically reasonable and moral, and believed in natural rights.
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Laissez Faire
Small business owners are happiest when the government maintains itslaissez-faire management style and stays out of their affairs. |
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Allows business to operate with little or no government interference.
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Philosophy
wasn't sure that bit of philosophy got us anywhere.
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the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics.
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Plato
Plato was a philosopher in Classical Greece. |
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ancient Athenian philosopher, most-famous student of Socrates, known for his ideal leaders "Philosopher-Kings".
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Social Contract
They now need to enter into a form of social contract with a broad range of stakeholders. |
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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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Socrates
Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. |
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ancient Athenian philosopher, the "Socratic Method" is named for his process of questioning to discover answers.
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Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes in 1588. |
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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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Voltaire
Voltaire was born in 1694. |
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French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment, defender of free speech.
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