Terms
its where dark age people got information
the bible, the church
Ancient Greek that believed in the geocentric theory
Aristotle and Ptolemy.
The philosophers of this time
philospohes
He said the best form of gov't was very powerful. Like a sea monster
Thomas Hobbes
another name for the enlightenment
Age of Reason
The old (earth centered) theory about the universe
geocentric
Polish churchman and astronomer. 25 years of observations lead to heliocentric theory
Nicolas Copernicus
We should give up some rights so we can be orderly and productive as a society
social contract theory
Francois Marie Arouet he used a pen name
Voltaire
He was warned by the Roman Inquisition not to support Copernican theory
Galileo Galilei
Its where philosophes meet to discuss society, government, religion, etc.
salon
he recorded accurate data used by Kepler
Tycho Brahe
Locke's natural rights
life liberty and property
He had a more positive view of human nature.
Said "If gov't fails, overthrow it"
John Locke
Renee Descartes said "doubt everything until proven through logic and reason" This is his famous quote explaining the idea
"I think, therefore I am"
sun centered universe
heliocentric
His books were "Starry Messenger" and "Dialogue Concerning Two Chief World Systems"
First and Last name
Galileo Galilei
know for the concept of separation of powers
Baron De Montesquieu
"man is born free, yet everywhere he is in chains"
individual rights, social contract theory
Jean Jacques Rousseau
He wrote "Leviathan" and said humans are naturally wicked
Thomas Hobbes
monarchs that ruled using enlightenment ideals
enlightened despots
Two thinkers that encouraged the scientific method
Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes
(Aristotle, Galileo)
"A Vindication of the Rights of Women"
Thought education was the key to equality
Mary Wollstonecraft
His book is "On Crimes and Punishments" in which he said: not torture, speedy trial, no death penalty
Caesar Beccaria
She wrote "Frankenstein" and her mother was Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Shelley