Plato/Stoic Natural Law
Aristotle
Voltaire/Denis Diderot
Montaigne
Hume
100
According to Plato we live in a..
ordinary universe
100
What did the law command?
varied from place to place
100
What did Voltaire support?
freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state
100
What is Montaigne most known for?
popularizing the essay as a literary genre
100
Where and when was Hume born?
April 26, 1711, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
200
What does Plato explain to be the Form of Good?
"the brightest region of being"
200
But what was "by nature" should be..
the same everywhere
200
What is Natural Law according to Voltaire?
The instinct which makes us feel justice
200
Weakness of reason is that reason can never help us to attain...
Moral knowledge
200
He was the most important figures in the history of...
Western philosophy and the Scottish Enlightenment
300
To what/who was the natural law attributed to?
The Stotics
300
Where did Aristotle think Natural Law comes from?
Rhetoric
300
What is Diderot most known for?
Serving as co-founder, chief editor and contributor to the Encyclopédie
300
What did Montaigne recommend we do?
follow the moral standards and practices of the society that we are born into, while tolerating and respecting the moral standards and practices that obtain in other societies
300
Peoples emotions are assumed to be..
primary and unanalyzable givens
400
Is Natural Law the same as Divine Law?
No
400
What is common law?
law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent rather than statutes
400
When did Diderot decide to become a writer?
1734
400
Where in the world was Montaigne born?
France
400
When did Hume die?
August 25, 1776, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
500
The rise of natural law was universal.. with the rise of _________?
Empires and Kingdoms in the Greek world
500
What is Aristotle known as?
The father of natural law
500
When and where was Voltaire born?
Born on November 21, 1694 in Paris, France
500
What date did Montaigne pass away?
13 September 1592
500
That reason's place is as...
the technician and handmaiden to the emotions
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