Unit B Flashcards
Thomas Hobbes
Wrote the Leviathan, 1651
People are selfish
Life is “ solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short
The best government is a absolute enlightened monarch ( leviathan)
People form a social contract and agree to give up some of their right in order to survive and maintain order
Locke
Wrote the second Treatise on Government 1690
People are good , moral, and reasonable
People are born with natural right to “ life, liberty And property”
Limited government
Rousseau
Wrote Social Contract 1762
People just want to hang out
People are good when left alone
Believed in direct democracy
Montesquieu
Wrote The Spirt Of The Laws 1748
Government should have separate power ( executive, legislative, and judicial)
Checks and balances
Voltaire
Wrote Candide 1759
Opened criticized the Catholic Church
Dislike democracy, preferred an enlightened despot
Freedom of speech
Wollstonecraft
Wrote A Vindication on rights of women 1792
Women should be equal to men
Girls and boys should receive the same education
Women shouldn’t be dependent on their husbands
People should be able to say whatever they want
Voltaire
When alone, people are basically good
Rousseau
We are born with the right to life, liberty, and property
Locke
Author of the spirited of the laws
Montesquieu
The best way to create equality between men and women is for everyone to receive the same education
Wollstonecraft
The general will should guide decision making
Rousseau
Author of social contract
Rousseau
The government should be divided into three branches
Montesquieu
The best gov is a limited one
Locke
