Famous Philosophers
These were the main arguments of British writer Mary Wollstonecraft.
What are women's rights?
Enlightenment thinkers created new ideas about the role this has in the daily lives of the people being governed.
What is the government?
Enlightenment scholars began to question the church's this.
What is authority?
According to enlightenment thinkers, governments are formed through these.
What are social contracts?
French philosopher Voltaire spoke against this, or the removal of his controversial writings.
The Enlightenment is also referred to as "The Age of this."
What is reason?
Humanist thinkers shifted their focus from the glory of God to this.
Women were able to influence opinions by hosting these social gatherings.
What are salons?
This book of scientific and historical articles was edited by Denis Diderot and banned by the Pope.
What is the Encyclopedia?
The Enlightenment thinkers used ideas about the natural world from these two societies.
Who are the Ancient Greeks and Romans?
The The Enlightenment is mostly seen as a nonreligious movement, or this.
What is Secular?
A despot rules with this kind of power.
What is unlimited?
French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau write about politics in this work.
What is the Social Contract?
The ideas of the Enlightenment spread through the use of this.
What is the printing press?
This revolution led to people questioning the authority of the church.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
This artistic style was prominent throughout The Enlightenment
What is Baroque?
Scottish Economist Adam Smith became known as "The Father of this." The economic system is still in use today.
What is capitalism?
Enlightenment thinkers argued these are the three natural laws.
What are life, liberty, and property.
Enlightenment thinkers disagreed with church leadership by believing humans are inherently this.
What is good?
These Enlightenment thinkers lived in Paris, France.
Who are the philosophes?