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The Enlightment

The Enlightment. Ayesha Hannibal TAH 2012-2013. Warm-up: Write your answer to this question:. Do you think that people are mostly good with some bad tendencies or naturally just bad/greedy?. The Enlightenment. Philosophers. The Enlightenment.

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The Enlightment

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  1. The Enlightment Ayesha Hannibal TAH 2012-2013

  2. Warm-up: Write your answer to this question: • Do you think that people are mostly good with some bad tendencies or naturally just bad/greedy?

  3. The Enlightenment Philosophers

  4. The Enlightenment • 18th Century European movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society. • AKA “The Age of Reason”

  5. The Enlightenment • Characteristics: • Taught reason to the human world, not just the natural world • Led to religious tolerance • Led to democratic revolutions

  6. Enlightenment Thinkers • Thomas Hobbes (England) • John Locke (England) • Baron de Montesquieu (France) • Jean-Jacques Rousseau (France) • Voltaire (France)

  7. English Philosophers

  8. Thomas Hobbes • Famous Work: Leviathan

  9. Thomas Hobbes • Beliefs: • Natural state of man is war • Strong central government needed to keep order • Supported Absolute Monarchy • Supported a social contract

  10. John Locke • Famous Work: Two Treatises onGovernment

  11. John Locke • Beliefs: • Government’s power comes from the people. • Government’s job is to protect people and their rights. • Did NOT support Absolute Monarchy

  12. John Locke • People are born free and equal with three Natural Rights: • Life • Liberty • Property

  13. John Locke • Greatly inspired Thomas Jefferson’s writing of the Declaration of Independence.

  14. French “Philosophes”

  15. Montesquieu • Famous Work: The Spirit of Laws

  16. Montesquieu • Beliefs: • Government should include separation of powers: • Legislative Branch – Makes laws • Executive Branch – Enforces laws • Judicial Branch – Interprets laws

  17. Separation of Power

  18. U.S. Separation of Power

  19. Rousseau • Famous Work: The Social Contract

  20. Rousseau • Beliefs: • Government is a contract between people and their rulers. • Rulers are elected by the people, and all people are equal.

  21. Voltaire • Famous Work: Candide

  22. Voltaire • Beliefs: • Religious tolerance rather than fanaticism • Separation of church and state (government) • Freedom of speech

  23. Freedom of Religion Freedom of Speech Bill of Rights First Amendment Voltaire US Constitution

  24. The Enlightenment • Philosophies of the enlightenment fueled revolutions in the Americas and France

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