Figures in the Enlightenment <3 Flashcards
Name all the figures? (5)
Diderot Montesquieu Rousseau Voltaire John Locke
What Diderot believe?
- Materialism: everything can be uncovered.
- Judge humans according to personal circumstances.
- personal research instead of classrooms!
Diderot Quote about skepticism…
“skepticism is the first step towards truth”
Montesquieu’s two main points…
- best government- legislative, executive, and judicial powers separate
- government’s purpose is to serve the people
Montesquieu’s chunky government quote…
“as soon as man enters into a state of society… he loses his sense of weakness, equality ceases and then commences the state of war.”
What did Rousseau think about human nature?
corruption because of society. Humans = good
Rousseau’s quote roasting society…
“civilization is a hopeless race to discover remedies for the evils it produces”
Voltaire’s main thoughts…
- freedom of religion and expression
- seperation of church and state
- seperation of science and philosophy
- defending unjustly persecuted
Voltaire quote from the weekly reading…
“abstract thought was pointless when it directly contradicted empirical data”
Voltaire quote from death bed…
“I die adoring my friends, loving God, not hating my enemies and detesting superstition”
What were John Locke’s opinions on the monarchy?
no divine right, leaders who suck deserve rebellion.
What were John Locke’s thoughts about education?
private education is the best.
Locke legendary quote about parents…
“Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves poison the fountain”
Locke’s quote about new opinions…
“New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed without any other reason but because they are not common”
