Philosophers
Leviathan
Hobbes
Focus on people
Humanism
"Agree to be Governed"
Hobbes/Leviathan
To test hypotheses
Scientific Method
See heliocentricity
Telescope
Two Treatises
Locke
Focus on Reason
Scientific Revolution
"Consent of Governed"
Two Treatises/Locke
Better understand world
Reason/Rational
Gov't fails people =
Form a revolution
Advocated Separation of Powers
Montesquieu
Also known as
Age of Reason
"Splitting Gov't Powers"
Montesquieu
Sun central
Heliocentric
Secularism
Voltaire
Advocated Rule of Law
Rousseau
Emphasizes Reason
Rationalism
"Social Contract"
Rousseau
Sun heretic
Gallileo
Break from Catholics
Protestant Reformation
A Vindication of Rights/Women
Wollstonecraft
Goverment Smaller Role
Laissez-faire
"Reason=Rights"
Wollstonecraft
Church view
Geocentric/Earth
95 Theses
Martin Luther