Big Names
This woman was a leader in the fight for women's suffrage in the United States and legend has it that she designed our country's first flag.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
This term refers to unfair treatment or discrimination against someone based on their gender and has had numerous laws written around it.
What is sexism?
This philosophy is based on the ideals of a society run without a government
What is Anarchism?
This economist philosopher wrote the book "The Wealth of Nations" which became a founding text of modern capitatlism.
Who is Adam Smith?
Despite the title, in this Plato work, Socrates says, “I shall never alter my ways, not even if I have to die many times”
What is Socrates' "Apology"?
This writer who wrote the book Walden believed people should live simply and stay connected to nature.
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
This political system rejects democracy and emphasizes a strong, central authority.
What is fascism?
This era was marked by an interest in objective truth, scientific advancement, and empowerment of the individual as well as a skepticism of traditional narratives.
What is The Enlightenment Era?
This pioneering feminist wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" in 1792.
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
This 20th-century global conflict heightened the contrast between capitalism and communism.
What is the Cold War?
This famous Gilded age philosopher said "The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. 'Tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning"
Who is Mark Twain?
These 3 disciplines are known as the “pillars of stoicism”
Logic, ethics, physics
This “invisible force” described by Adam Smith helps guide individuals pursuing self-interest to benefit the economy as a whole.
What is the invisible hand?
This is the most in depth primary source document on stoicism.
What is Meditations by Marcus Aurelius?
The progressive movement aimed to address issues being ignored during this era in American history.
What is the Gilded Age?
This German philosopher created the idea of transcendental idealism.
Who is Immanuel Kant
This foundational principle of Rationalism "Cogito, Ergo Sum" proves the existence of the thinker. which translates to what?
I think, therefore I am
This English Naturalists theory of evolution was crucial to the development of modern thought.
Who is Charles Darwin?
This philosophy is a part of politics as a key factor for the need for individual rights such as freedom of speech, religion, and expression.
What is individualism?
He founded the Fascist Party in Italy in 1919.
Who is Benito Mussolini?
This philosopher claimed "God is Dead"
Who is Fredriech Nietzsche?
This philosopher wrote "The Prince" and his ideas are often paraphrased under Utilitarian ideologies as a simple rule "The ends justify the means."
Niccolo Machiavelli
This term refers to when a single company dominates an entire industry, reducing competition, a problem capitalism tries to prevent.
What is a monopoly?
This philosopher wrote ¨System of Transcendental Idealism¨
Who is Friedrich Schelling?
Known as the "Father of Western Thought", this philosopher declared that the unexamined life was not worth living. Maybe that's why he was put to death?
Who is Socrates?