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that he might have taken scientific experimentation and/or theory to another level
that he built upon the work of other scientists, and that without them, he would not have been able to develop his work
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The Enlightenment
Age of reason philosophical movement built off
the achievements of the scientific revolution . The belief that reason could be used to solve
human problems ( all aspects of society, government, religion economics, and education) .
Enlightenment
He believed that
absolute monarchy was the best form of government
Natural lives were “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”
Thomas Hobbes The Leviathan (1651)
People were born equal
with natural rights ( Life, liberty, and property)
The purpose of government was to protect peoples rights
Two Treaties on Government 1690
John Locke
Salon – Gatherings in a home of the wealthy
French philosophes
Spoke out against the government and the church He believed in the religious toleration Deist – believed the world was like a clock that
God set according to natural laws
Voltaire
Common sense is not so common. Voltaire If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him. Voltaire
He created the encyclopedia in 1751
Denis Diderot
Social contract- believed that all good governments
were formed by the people “General Will” ( Direct Democracy )
Jean – Jacques Rousseau
Separation of powers as well as checks and
balances
Montesquieu
Equal rights for women
Mary Wollstonecraft
1776 The Wealth of Nations Laissez-Faire – Capitalism
Adam Smith
Methodism
John Wesley
Handel, Hayden, Bach,
Mozart
Music
Prussia – Fredrick II Russia – Catherine The Great Austria – Maria Theresa and Joseph II
Enlightened Despots
The EnlightenmentEnlightenment- 18th century Philosophical movement built off the achievements of the scientific revolution. Reason. Natural laws. Hope and progress.John Locke- Tabula rasa (blank slate)“People are molded by their experiences”
Philosophes-(French)Montesquieu- (Separation of Powers) and (Checks and Balances)Voltaire- Deist believed the world is like a clock that God created and set according to natural laws. Denis Diderot- The Encyclopedia 1751Jean Jacques Rousseau The Social ContractSocial Contract- an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will. Mary Wollstonecraft- the founder of the movement for women’s rights.Adam Smith- The Wealth of Nations – believed in laissez Faire economics. The state should not regulate the economy.John Wesley- Methodism.Salons- gatherings in the homes of the wealthy.Music-Handel, Haydn, Bach, and Mozart
The EnlightenmentEnlightenment- 18th century Philosophical movement built off the achievements of the scientific revolution. Reason. Natural laws. Hope and progress.John Locke- Tabula rasa (blank slate)“People are molded by their experiences”Philosophes-(French)Montesquieu- (Separation of Powers) and (Checks and Balances)Voltaire- Deist believed the world is like a clock that God created and set according to natural laws. Denis Diderot- The Encyclopedia 1751Jean Jacques Rousseau The Social ContractSocial Contract- an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will. Mary Wollstonecraft- considered the founder of the movement for women’s rights.Adam Smith- The Wealth of Nations – believed in laissez Faire economics. The state should not regulate the economy.John Wesley- Methodism.Salons- gatherings in the homes of the wealthy.Music-Handel, Haydn, Bach, and Mozart