Freedom of Religion
Voltaire argued for the separation of these two entities, What were these entities?
Church and State
What enlightenment thinker was known as the "Father of Liberalism"?
John Locke
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Hobbes advocated for freedom of religion. True or False?
False.
You believed the state should have total control over religion and be strictly limited to prevent conflict.
In 1597 Francis Bacon coined the phrase "ipsa scientia potestas est" which in english means?
"Knowledge is Power"
Which philosopher inspired the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
Why did Voltaire think church and state needed to be separated?
Because the Government should handle civil affairs and church should handle spiritual ones
In his Two Treatises of Government, John Locke argued that the entire idea of government is to protect these three rights?
Life, Liberty, and Property
What is the main idea of the Declaration of Independence?
All people are created equal with natural rights
Hugo Grotius argued that Civil Government should handle religious issues, and not the Church. Why did he argue this?
To keep civil peace, stability, and stop the disruptive power of religious factions.
“The life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." What enlightenment thinker made this quote and what book is it from?
"The Leviathan"
-Thomas Hobbes
The phrase "deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" is inspired by an Enlightenment political concept. What is this concept and who made it?
The Social Contract
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Francis Bacon wrote the book "New Atlantis" what is it about
It is about a society where Jews and Christians live in harmony together showing freedom of religion
In his 1609 work Mare Liberum, Hugo Grotius stated that this, now a part of international law, was open to all nations equally and freely.
Freedom of the Seas
Hugo Grotius
While John Locke argued for life, liberty and property, Thomas Jefferson changed the third term of the Declaration of Independence. What was it?
The Pursuit of Happiness