vocab / background
a person seeking wisdom or enlightenment, a "thinker"
what is a philosopher
Why were Enlightenment thinkers sick of Absolutism / Kings / Queens?
What is their abuse of power
who believed in human rights; life, liberty and pursuit of happiness and greatly influenced the American Revolution / government
who is John Locke
what were salons and how did they spread Enlightenment ideas?
What nationality were most philosophers?
What is French
a system in which different branches hold different power in the government, this also provides a system of checks and balances
How did the Scientific Revolution impact the Enlightenment?
What is scientists questioning / proving / doubting everything - spread to other aspects of life
Who believed that women should be educated the same as men and should have the same employment opportunities?
who is Mary Wollstonecraft
What city was the center of the Enlightenment?
what is Paris, France
What 2 classes did most philosophers come from?
the idea that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will - people need to abide by it because it represents the community & what is best
what is social contract
What are 2 factors of the OLD WAY of thinking?
What are superstition, rituals, ignorance, accepted beliefs of the church
who said this quote -
"not only is it extremely cruel to persecute in this brief life those who do not think the way we do"
who is voltaire
What is the quick and efficient production of literature made it easier for people to have access to, learn more
What is 1 profession that philosophers usually were
What is writer, critic, professor, journalist, etc.
the concept that the state should NOT impose government regulations & should leave the economy alone
what is laissez faire
What are 2 factors of the NEW WAY of thinking?
What is reason, creativity, progress, opportunity
Who said the following quote -
" each of us puts his person and all his power in common under the supreme direction of the general will"
who is Jean Jacques Rousseau
What were 2 social impacts of the Enlightenment?
What is establishing science as a source of knowledge, shifting away from the church, human rights, art, music, etc.
What is our next unit on?
a system of government where the power comes from the people (representatives, voting, elections)
what is democracy
What was the role of philosophy, what did people want from the Enlightenment?
Who believed in / focused on separation of powers as a check to power?
who is Baron de Montesquieu
What is the Enlightenment
What is an intellectual and cultural movement that emphasized reason and science and brought many new ideas / ways of thinking