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Who is John Locke?
This English philosopher believed in natural rights: life, liberty, and property.
Liberalism?
Philosophy that emphasizes the freedom of individuals to follow their OWN desires.
Who is Voltaire
French writer famous for satirical works criticizing intolerance and tyranny.
who wrote the Leviathan?
Thomas Hobbes
Who introduced the idea of freedom of speech, that it was a "private affair"
Baruch Spinoza
Who introduced a mechanistic view of the universe
Rene Descartes
Who introduced the "Social Contract"
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Locke's most famous work was what?
The two Treatise on Government
Who was Descartes
A philosopher who used rational thinking and not blind faith and belief
Theological-Political Treatise
Spinoza
What did Voltaire do?
He wrote the Letters on the English. He also stopped at nothing to destroy religion.