Philosophers
Written Works
Inductive/Deductive
Terms
Religion
100

His writings inspire the French Revolution. 

Who is Voltaire? 

100

The written work of John Locke that proposes man's natural rights. 

What is The Two Treatises of Government? 

100

If all people have natural rights, and enslaved individuals are people, then John Locke would argue that slavery violates natural rights

What is deductive reasoning? 

100

18th century French writers and social critics

What is Philosophes?

100

Belief in a non-interventionist creator. 

What is deism? 

200

A pantheist who depends on reason to interpret truth in Scripture. 

Who is Spinoza? 

200

In his written works he discusses the idea that man should revert "back to the state of nature." 

Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 

200

If freedom of speech is necessary for a free society, then Voltaire would argue that censorship threatens liberty.

What is deductive reasoning?

200

Knowledge that comes from a sensory experience

What is empiricism? 

200

Encouraged Wesley to take his preaching to outdoor venues. 

Who is George Whitefield? 

300

Proposes that the social contract is based on the general consensus of the people. 

Who is Rousseau? 

300

The name of the author & work that significantly influences the the structure of US Government. 

Who is Baron de Montesquieu? What is The Spirit of Laws? 

300

In multiple revolutions, people have fought for their natural rights, supporting Locke’s idea that governments exist to protect those rights.

What is inductive reasoning?


300

Belief that reason is the source of truth & knowledge. 

What is rationalism? 

300

The man responsible for institutionalizing pietism. 

Who is August Francke? 

400
His writings are banned for his critique of the French society. 

Who is Voltaire? 

400

Philip Speners written work that lays out the tenants of the pietist movement.  

What is Pia Desideria

400

If censorship stops people from learning new ideas, and a government bans books, then Voltaire would say that government is harming education.

What is deductive reasoning? 

400

Separation of Church & State. 

What is secularism? 

400

The name for Zinzendorf's commune for the Moravians. 

What is the "Lord's Lodge"/Herrnhut? 

500

Taught that the senses could not be trusted. 

Who is Descartes? 

500

Wrote Novum Organum

Who is Francis Bacon? 

500

Many absolute monarchs justified their rule through divine right, yet their people eventually rebelled, reinforcing Locke’s belief that legitimate power comes from the consent of the governed.

What is inductive reasoning?

500

Era that precedes the enlightenment that encourages dependence on the use observation. 

What is the Scientific Revolution? 
500

Two basic enlightenment beliefs about religion. 

What is the denial of supernatural elements, depravity of man, and the dependence on  reason to guide faith.