enlighhtenment Flashcards
an eighteenth century philosophical movement of intellectuals who were greatly impressed with the achievements of the scientific revolution
the enlightenment
the role to change the world
philosophy
well known for his criticism of Christianity and strong belief in religious toleration
fought against religious intolerance in France
wrote treatise on toleration in 1763
reminded governments that “all men are brothers under God”
Voltaire
an eighteenth century religious philosophy based on reason and natural law
deism
championed deism
Voltaire
wrote the encyclopedia
“changed the general way of thinking”
attacked religious superstition and supported religious toleration
called for social, legal, and political reforms
spread enlightenment ideas
Denis Diderot
a French group that was interested in identifying the natural economic laws that governed human society
viewed as the founders of modern social science of economics
the physiocrats
Scottish philosopher
the wealth of nations
Adam smith
the state or government should not interfere in economic matters by imposing regulations on the economy
laissez faire
proposed a new approach to justice
wrote “on crimes and punishments”
argued that punishments should not be exercises in brutality
opposed capital punishment
“is not absurd, that the laws, which punish murder, should, in order to prevent murder, publicly, commit murder themselves?”
cesare beccaria
wrote “discourse on the origins of the inequality of mankind” which argued that people had adopted laws and government in order to preserve their private property
made “the social contract” which means an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will
Jean Jacques Rousseau
many Europeans in the 18th century were _______
90-95 percent of Catholic population went to mass on Easter Sunday
Christians
what was the most famous new religious movement that was the work of John Wesley
Methodism
Anglican minister
mystical experience in which “the gist of gods grace” assured him of America a missionary to the English people to bring them the glad tidings of salvation
his Methodism gave the lower and middle classes in English society a sense of purpose and community
John Wesley
applying the scientific method to their physical world, these thinkers, or philosophers, reexamined all aspects of life- from government and justice to religion and women’s rights
the enlightenment
second oldest of 7 children and grew up with a dad who drank heavily and abused her mother so much that mary would have to sleep in front of her mothers door to protect her from him
Mary Wollstonecraft
left home at age 19 to pursue a life dedicated to writing and then
helped her sister deal with depression
demonstrated her willingness to challenge social norms
Mary Wollstonecraft
became a translator and literacy advisor to Joseph Johnson, the publisher of radical texts
wrote and published the vindication of the rights of men in 1790
wrote and published the vindication of the rights of woman in 1792
Mary Wollstonecraft