The Enlightenment Flashcards
Wrote “Two Treaties of Civil Government” in 1960
John Locke
“Human nature was essentially good”
John Locke
Believed in individual liberty
John Locke
Wrote “Essay Concerning Human Understanding” in 1960
John Locke
A noble from Bordeaux
Montesquieu
Wrote “The Spirit of the Laws” in 1748
Montesquieu
Separation of powers
Montesquieu
Checks and balances between legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
Montesquieu
Considered the best critic of the Enlightenment
Voltaire
Analyzed the work of Newton and Locke
Voltaire
Primary focus was on individual liberty
Voltaire
Champion of individual freedoms
Voltaire
“I may not agree with a word you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it”
Voltaire
Proponent of Deism
Voltaire
“Crush the infamous thing”
Voltaire
Most radical/contreversial
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“Man is born free, and is everywhere in chains”
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Wrote “Emile”
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“noble savage”
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Wrote “The Social Contract” in 1762
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Favored equality over liberty
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The founder of physiocracy
Francois Quesnay
Wrote articles for Diderot’s Encyclopedia
Francois Quesnay
Believed trade should be freed from government regulation (free trade)
Francois Quesnay
