The Enlightenment Flashcards
1
Q
knowledge comes from senses
A
impiricism
2
Q
focusing on this life
A
secularism
3
Q
laws of human nature
A
natural law
4
Q
group of philosophes
A
Party of Humanity
5
Q
no harm to ppl/animals, etc
A
humanitarianism
6
Q
Montesquieu
A
wrote Persian Letters; wrote The Spirit of the Law - no perfect form of gov
7
Q
Century of Montesquieu
A
early 1700s
8
Q
Voltaire
A
natural religion, freedom
9
Q
Century of Voltaire
A
early 1700s
10
Q
Lady who loved Voltaire and knew science
A
Chatelet
11
Q
Denis Diderot
A
Encyclopedia
12
Q
Century of Diderot
A
1700s
13
Q
Importance of salons
A
french living room; parties - share ideas
14
Q
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
A
modern; wrote Emile; hypocrite; wrote Noble Savage - savages are happier; wrote The Confessions - audobiography; The Social Contract - politics
15
Q
century of Roussau
A
1700s
