Enlightenment Flashcards
Philosophe ideals
- Reason
- Secularism- god base in reason (deism)
- Equality
- Progress
Edict on Toleration 1781
Joseph II
Religious toleration to all
Diderot
Encyclopedie
Montesquieu
Checks and balances like Brits
Spirit of the Laws: 3 branches of gov’t
Adam Smith
Physiocrat
Free trade
Inquiry into Nature and causes of the wealth of nations 1776
Physiocrat
Criticized mercantilism for going against natural laws of economics.
Coined “Laissezfaire”
Inquiry into Nature and causes of the wealth of nations 1776
Adam smith
Labor is ultimate source of value
“invisible hand of Marketplace”: supply and demand
Division of labor
Voltaire
Calais affair
Loved English govt and relig tolerance
Freedom of speech and religion
Rousseau
Society corrupts
Social contract 1762
Émile 1762
Social Contract 1762
Rousseau
Politics where General Will of entire society is realized for common good.
Frederick II “The Great” 1740-86
Enlightened despot Relig tolerance Codified laws of Prussia Silesia invasion 1740 Poland partition 1772
Joseph II 1780-90
Enlightened Despot: Aus Abolished serfdom Edict on a toleration Legal equality Edict on Idle Institutions
Edict on Idle Institutions
Joseph II
Disbanded monasteries to fund secular hospitals
Catherine II
Enlightened despot: Rus
Schools for girls
Worsened serfdom
Charter of Nobility
Charter of Nobility 1785
Catherine II
Liberate nobles from state service
