vocab/general questions
Men and women Enlightenment thinkers are also referred to as?
Philosophers
What was Thomas Hobbes's book called?
The Leviathan
Who believed people were naturally wicked and selfish?
Thomas Hobbes
Individual freedom
what Jean-Jacques Rousseau was devoted to
What role did reason play in the Enlightenment?
Reason was considered the primary source of authority and legitimacy during the Enlightenment, guiding human thought and decision-making.
social contract
agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits
What was Mary Wollstonecraft's book called?
Vindication of the Rights of Women
Who believed that people could learn from their experience and improve themselves?
Jhon Locke
The study of political liberty
What did Montesquieu devote himself to?
What were the three long-term effects of the Enlightenment that helped shape Western civilization?
Belief in progress, a more secular outlook, and the importance of the individual
Salon
In the context of the Enlightenment, a salon refers to an informal gathering of intellectuals, thinkers, and artists. These gatherings, hosted by influential individuals, provided a space for discussions, debates, and the exchange of ideas.
According to Locke, what are the three rights all people have?
Life, liberty, and property
Who believed in Tolerance, Reason, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion?
Voltaire
Britain was the most powerful and politically balanced country of its day
What did Montesquieu believe?
What is the Enlightenment?
The Enlightenment was an intellectual and cultural movement in Europe during the late 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized reason, science, individualism, and skepticism of traditional authority.
What were the 3 main rights according to John Locke
Life, Liberty, Property
What were the five concepts that formed the beliefs of philosophers?
Reason,nature, happiness, progress, and liberty
Who devoted themself to the study of political liberty and believed that Britain was the best-governed and most politically balanced country of its time?
Montesquiue
What did philosophers believe?
People could apply reason to all aspects of life
The division of powers into three branches
executive, legislative, and judicial.
what is humanism?
stressed the ability for human beings to use reason to make society a better place.
Who started the idea of the abolishment of torture?
Beccaria
Who was passionately devoted to individual freedom and thought that civilization corrupted people's goodness?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
What did Jean-Jacques Rousseau believe?
Civilization corrupted people's goodness
What are the Enlightenment had three long-term effects that significantly influenced Western civilization?
Belief in progress, a more secular outlook, and the importance of the individual