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What were the goals of the Enlightenment thinkers?

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Find natural laws that governed human society

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Thomas Hobbes

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English philosopher who advocated for divine rights of king due to his view on human nature

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Hobbes’ view on human nature

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People are irrational + self-destructing; Need powerful government or else life would be “nasty”

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Who wrote the Leviathan?

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Hobbes

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The Leviathan

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Defending of absolute monarchy; Belief in a monarchy as the most ideal form of government

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Who was John Locke and what did he advocate for?

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English philosopher who advocated for natural rights of people and constitutional governments where sovereignty resides in people

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What three natural rights did John Locke believe a government must protect?

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Rights of life, liberty, and property

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What was Locke’s view on government?

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He believed that power derives from the governed + government could never take away our natural rights + government should protect people’s rights

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Contract theory of government

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Locke’s view on the government = Government exists only by the consent of the people in order to protect basic rights and promote the common good of society

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What was Locke’s view on human nature?

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Neither good or bad

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What theories did Locke attack?

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Ideas that monarchs have a divine right to rule

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According to Locke, what happens to rulers who violates person rights to life, liberty, and property?

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Overthrown + replace ruler

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Result of Locke’s ideologies

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Relocated sovereignty (from rulers to people)

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Adam Smith

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Scottish philosopher who argued that the only way to make a nation wealthy is to let entrepreneurs to compete with no rules / regulations; Promoted capitalism / free market

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Capitalism / Free market

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Individuals were allowed to pursue their own interests with less government intervention

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Constitutional monarchy

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A system of government that is ruled by a king or queen whose power is limited by its country’s constitution

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What happened during the Glorious Revolution, and what did Locke think of it?

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During the Glorious Revolution the English Parliament drove out an absolute monarch, King James II. Parliament replaced him with 2 constitutional monarchs, William and Mary. Locke was strongly in favor of the revolution and even became an advisor to Mary.

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Montesquieu

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French nobleman who advocated for the separation of power in government to prevent any 1 person / group from becoming oppressive

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What aspects of U.S. government do we owe to the French thinker Montesquieu?

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Separation of powers + checks and balances

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What book advocates for Montesquieu’s view?

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Spirit of the Laws

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Who / what did Locke support?

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Glorious Revolution + English Bill of Rights

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Voltaire

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French philosophe who was a staunch advocate for freedom of thought in all forms: speech, religion, assembly, etc

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What did Voltaire support?

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Individual freedom

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What institutions did Voltaire attack?

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Any institutions supporting intolerance + oppressive policies (French monarchy + Roman Catholic Church)

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Voltaire’s view on RCC?

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Considered the church an agent of oppression (“crushed the damned thing”) + is responsible for fanaticism + intolerance + incalculable human suffering

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Deism

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People who believe in God - don’t agree with supernatural teachings; Believes God created Earth, didn’t create laws, no personal interest + intervention in human world

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Views on aristocrats

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Made no more contribution to society than workers -> Condemned their legal + social privileges

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Most prominent advocate for political equality and why?

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Rousseau because he identified with the working people + resented privileged of the elite class

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Who wrote the Social Contract?

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JJR (Rousseau)

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The Social Contract

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Argued that all people are born with certain natural rights and that people joined societies in order to advance their own interests, not sacrifice them. Since this is the purpose of government – to serve the needs of the people - authority originates with them, NOT from rulers, traditions, or God

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JJR (Rousseau)

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Promoted popular sovereignty; Believed in a society where everyone would participate in the creation of law

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Popular sovereignty

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Idea that power originates with the ruled

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View on women peasants / laborers / enslaved people / people of color

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Did not envision a society where they would share political rights

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Who wrote the Candide?

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Voltaire

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Candide

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Through satire, Voltaire defends the right to think, speak, and act freely in the pursuit of truth and justice

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Who wrote the Wealth of Nations?

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Adam Smith

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Wealth of Nations

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Argued that individuals should make decisions about what to buy and sell based on their natural self-interest -> more efficient use of human labor than if government directed their actions, and society would prosper as if guided by an “invisible hand.” - natural process, not divine

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Laissez-faire

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Absence of government intervention in the workings of the free market - Freedom to make economic decisions

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Denis Diderot

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Wrote the Encyclopedia

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Encyclopedia

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Book that took power of information from government + people of power and gave to people (contain hidden information about modern tech)

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Result of the Encyclopedia

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Brings doubt to Christianity + sexism;
Questions divine right of kings

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Mercantilism

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Economic system that favored exports over imports - controlled by government - Helped develop absolutism; Wealthy only if take wealth from another

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Free market / capitalism / laissez faire

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Flow of commerce without government intervention; Private individuals compete with others to produce goods for profit; Both domestic and foreign trade

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