Terms/Def.
Model of the Solar System with the Sun at the center
What is heliocentric model?
Italian scientist and astronomer. Used telescopes to discover Jupiter's moons, etc. Censured by Church
Who was Galileo?
English philosopher, Father of Liberalism, government exists to protect natural rights
Who is John Locke?
Two Treatise on Government, A Letter Concerning Toleration.
Who is John Locke?
She argued for equal educational opportunities for women and advocated that they become invested in the fields of politics and medicine
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
Most gatherings of enlightened minds occurred at these
What are salons?
Polish Scientist and astronomer. Published work on geocentric model.
Who was Nicolaus Copernicus?
French philosopher, wrote on the Separation of Powers.
Who is Montesquieu?
The Leviathan, The Behemoth
Who was Thomas Hobbes?
This Enlightened absolutist overthrew her husband as ruler of Russia. She brought in some Enlightened ideals while maintaining control
Who is Catherine the Great?
An implicit agreement among members of a society to cooperate for mutual benefits
What is social contract?
Published Laws on gravity, motion. Developed calculus. Founder of deism.
Who was Sir. Isaac Newton?
English philosopher, people need a strong central authority to protect them from their wicked natures.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
The Social Contract, The Discourses
Who was Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
This wife of an American president argued that women's roles in society be increased and that they be given influence in society
Who is Abigail Adams?
The belief that all knowledge derives from sensory/experience.
What is empiricism?
French developer of analytical geometry. Believed in the importance of doubt, logic and mathematics.
Who was Rene Descartes?
Who is Rousseau?
Candide, Letters Concerning the English Nation, Essay on Universal History the Manners and Spirit of Nations, Oedipus
Who is Voltaire?
She criticized Napoleon for his views on women. Exiled for being her views.
Who is Germaine de Stael?
Name given to the social critics of France during The Enlightenment
What are philosophes?
Rejected Arsitotle's teachings, focused on experimentation in Scientific proceedings.
Who was Francis Bacon?
Argued for the abolition of torture, punishments need to be documented and based off laws. No unfair punishments.
Who is Beccaria?
The Starry Messenger, Discourse on the Tides, Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina
Who is Galileo?
Who is Olympe de Gouges?