Thinkers
He wrote the book "The Leviathan" which states that people need government to rule over them.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
A step-by-step process used to explore observations, test ideas, and answer questions about the world
What is the Scientific Method?
He developed an improved version of the telescope.
Who is Galileo?
A possible explanation or educated guess
What is a Hypothesis?
A single force which keeps the planets in their orbits
What is gravity?
He stated, "I think, therefore I am"
Who is Rene Decartes?
This is where you start with a valid inference and form a conclusion.
What is deductive reasoning?
This English scholar developed Calculus and the laws of motion.
Who is Isaac Newton?
It's an economic philosophy that supports minimal government interference in the economy
What is Laissez Faire?
The will of the people as a whole. Such as paying taxes or going to war.
What is General Will?
He is known as the father of economic, and wrote "The Wealth of Nations"
Who is Adam Smith?
The idea that all learning comes from only experience and observations
What is Emiricism?
This German Astronomer dicovered the elipitical orbit of planets.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
The prohibition of speech or writing.
What is censorship?
The state of being free within society
What is liberty?
He is known as the "Father of Liberalism"
Who is John Locke?
Suggested by Nicolaus Copernicus that the sun is the center of the universe.
What is heliocentrism?
He was a Polish scholar who proposed the Heliocentric Theory.
Who was Nicolaus Copernicus?
The intellectual and philosophical movement that occurred in Europe in the 17th and the 18th centuries
What is the Enlightenment?
The belief that your life should be based on reason and logic
What is Rationalism?
He created the first encyclopedia.
Who is Denis Dederot?
The foundation for human dignity and agency, and a cornerstone for all human rights
What is Freedom of Thought?
This scientist developed a method of experimentation and observation. His name may make people crave a popular breakfast food.
Who is Francis Bacon?
These are not dependent on the laws or customs of any particular culture or government
What are natural rights?
He proposed a model that divides the government into separate branches
Who was Montesquieu?