Isaac Newton
Rene Descartes
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
100
Isaac Newton discovered the laws of ______ and _______.
What is Gravity and Motion.
100
The study of human thought about the meaning of life and the natural world.
What is the definition of philosophy?
100
Who did Hobbes support, the King or the Parliament?
The King.
100
Locke believed the government should....
Protect the rights or liberty of its subjects. If a government fails to do so, the people should overturn it and create a new government.
200
What was Newtons first book called?
What is the Principia Mathematica or Mathematical Principles.
200
Describe Rene Descartes' childhood.
He lived with his grandmother, often very sick as a child, spent time isolated and alone, always slept in late...
200
What was Hobbes' most famous book called?
What is Leviathan.
200
Each person comes into the world with a mind like a.... (Latin word)
Tabula Rasa or blank slate.
300
How long did Newton wait to publish his book Principia Mathematica?
20 years.
300
Descartes is the father of...
Modern Philosophy
300
Someone who believes the worst will happen.
What is a pessimist.
300
In Lockes opinion, how do people learn about the world around them?
Through their senses. Seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching.
400
Newton constantly applied the ______ method to his investigations.
What is the scientific method.
400
Descartes fled to what country to explore and express his ideas freely?
Holland
400
Describe Hobbes' view on Humans and their nature.
Humans were cruel, greedy, and selfish. The have two main desires to feel pleasure and avoid pain.
400
Relating to great changes or reforms.
What is radical.
500
Isaac Newton was the bridge between what two things?
Science and Natural Rights.
500
How did Descartes prove his existence? AND How do you say it in Latin?
He proved his existence by thinking. Cogito Ergo Sum or I Think, Therefore I am.
500
Describe the type of government Hobbes would have supported.
strong laws, forceful all powerful government.
500
Based off of his idea of life, liberty and property, who was the first country to revolt? (1776)
America
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