Important Authors
English philosopher known as the "father of liberalism"
Who is John Locke?
The poem that we analyzed just now
What is An Essay on Criticism?
The official mark of progress in the Enlightenment
What is the scientific method?
Wrote satirical poems and mainly used heroic couplet
Who is Alexander Pope?
Argued that a government is an agreement or contract between ruler and people.
What is The Social Contract?
Seen as holding back human progress
What is the Church?
A French writer known to advocate for freedom of speech and religious tolerance
Who is Voltaire?
Argued that without government, life would be “nasty, brutish and short.”
What is the Leviathan?
Thought of as the fundamental rights of all people's
Political philosopher that claimed that American democracy was a perfect combination of liberty and equality
Who is DeTouqueville?
Argued that man has the natural rights of life, liberty, and property
What is the Two Treatises on Government?
The result of better access to education
What are literacy rates?
English philosopher that depicted the need to be obedient to an unaccountable sovereign that deals with every issue
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
Voltaire wrote this famous piece of satire
What is Candide?
Three key values to the people during the Enlightenment
What is the human mind, science, and skepticism?