The Age of Reason
Quotes
Social Contract Theory
The General Will
Key philosophes
100
What is the Age of Reason also known as?
The Enlightenment
100
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in _______
What is chains
100
_______________wrote Leviathan in 1651, in which he describes the need for a strong ruler to keep people in line.
Who is Thomas Hobbes
100
In JJR's social contract, the __________would be replaced by the State.
What is the rich
100
Many philosophes' essays and ideas were included in this book: ______________
What is the Encyclopedie
200
What time period did the Enlightenment encompass mostly?
What is the 18th century, but things really took off after 1750
200
What did Hobbes say life in the SON would be like? There are five key adjectives, list any FOUR
What is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short
200
While Jefferson called these rights "inalienable", Locke called them _______________ rights
What is natural
200
In 1920s Italy under this Fascist dictator, the motto was "Everything for the state, nothing against the state, nothing outside of the state"
Who is Benito Mussolini
200
He was the main editor of the Encyclopedie
Who is Diderot
300
Many of the philosophes were _________, meaning that they believed in god, but one who served as a "clockmaker" and was not intervening in humans' lives.
What are Deists
300
What is JJR's famous quote about property?
What is "The fruits of the earth belong to all, the earth itself to none!"
300
In the state of nature, Locke believed that ____________ was, and should be, the norm.
What is peace
300
What is the name of the 20th century system of government which JJR seemed to lay the foundation for?
What is fascism (or totalitarianism)
300
Many intellectuals gathered at her famous salon to listen to readings or plays, or take part in lively debates
Who is Madame de Geoffrin
400
Kant explained that "Sapere Aude", or "________________________" was the motto of the Enlightenment.
What is "Dare to Know"
400
What is Diderot's famous quote about monarchy and the Church?
What is "Men will not be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest."
400
What is Hobbes' famous quote about life in the SON?
What is "Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short"
400
What is the island nation which JJR was hired to write a projected constitution for?
What is Corsica
400
Marie Francois Arouet, also known as _______________, wrote Candide and was a champion of freedom of speech and religious tolerance
Who is Voltaire
500
"Erascz l'infame", or "___________________________" became a rallying cry for many of the intellectuals of this age.
What is "Erase all evils"
500
Finish the quote by Locke: "Though this [the SON] be a state of liberty, is it not..."
What is "a state of license."
500
Rousseau believed that this person was the first true founder of civil society:
What is the first person who enclosed a plot of land, said "this is mine", and found others dumb enough to believe him.
500
What does Amour de sui turn into once man enter civil society?
What is amour propre
500
This philosophe contributed most to our system of checks and balances; he wrote "The Spirit of the Laws"
Who is Montesqueiu