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The Enlightenment Flashcards

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Wrote “Two Treaties of Civil Government” in 1960

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John Locke

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“Human nature was essentially good”

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John Locke

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Believed in individual liberty

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John Locke

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Wrote “Essay Concerning Human Understanding” in 1960

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John Locke

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A noble from Bordeaux

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Montesquieu

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Wrote “The Spirit of the Laws” in 1748

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Montesquieu

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Separation of powers

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Montesquieu

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Checks and balances between legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government

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Montesquieu

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Considered the best critic of the Enlightenment

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Voltaire

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Analyzed the work of Newton and Locke

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Voltaire

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Primary focus was on individual liberty

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Voltaire

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Champion of individual freedoms

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Voltaire

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“I may not agree with a word you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it”

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Voltaire

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Proponent of Deism

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Voltaire

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“Crush the infamous thing”

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Voltaire

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16
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Most radical/contreversial

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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“Man is born free, and is everywhere in chains”

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Wrote “Emile”

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

19
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“noble savage”

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Wrote “The Social Contract” in 1762

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Favored equality over liberty

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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The founder of physiocracy

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Francois Quesnay

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Wrote articles for Diderot’s Encyclopedia

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Francois Quesnay

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Believed trade should be freed from government regulation (free trade)

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Francois Quesnay

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Scotish

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Adam Smith

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Wrote “The Wealth of Nations” in 1776

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Adam Smith

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“Humans will naturally pursue self interest”

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Adam Smith

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Against mercantilism

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Adam Smith

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Operated out of self interest to contribute to the wealth of the community

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Adam Smith

30
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The “invisible hand”

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Adam Smith

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