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that he might have taken scientific experimentation and/or theory to another level

that he built upon the work of other scientists, and that without them, he would not have been able to develop his work

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The Enlightenment

Age of reason philosophical movement built off

the achievements of the scientific revolution . The belief that reason could be used to solve

human problems ( all aspects of society, government, religion economics, and education) .

Enlightenment

He believed that

absolute monarchy was the best form of government

Natural lives were “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”

Thomas Hobbes The Leviathan (1651)

People were born equal

with natural rights ( Life, liberty, and property)

The purpose of government was to protect peoples rights

Two Treaties on Government 1690

John Locke

Salon – Gatherings in a home of the wealthy

French philosophes

Spoke out against the government and the church He believed in the religious toleration Deist – believed the world was like a clock that

God set according to natural laws

Voltaire

Common sense is not so common. Voltaire If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him. Voltaire

He created the encyclopedia in 1751

Denis Diderot

Social contract- believed that all good governments

were formed by the people “General Will” ( Direct Democracy )

Jean – Jacques Rousseau

Separation of powers as well as checks and

balances

Montesquieu

Equal rights for women

Mary Wollstonecraft

1776 The Wealth of Nations Laissez-Faire – Capitalism

Adam Smith

Methodism

John Wesley

Handel, Hayden, Bach,

Mozart

Music

Prussia – Fredrick II Russia – Catherine The Great Austria – Maria Theresa and Joseph II

Enlightened Despots

The EnlightenmentEnlightenment- 18th century Philosophical movement built off the achievements of the scientific revolution. Reason. Natural laws. Hope and progress.John Locke- Tabula rasa (blank slate)“People are molded by their experiences”

Philosophes-(French)Montesquieu- (Separation of Powers) and (Checks and Balances)Voltaire- Deist believed the world is like a clock that God created and set according to natural laws. Denis Diderot- The Encyclopedia 1751Jean Jacques Rousseau The Social ContractSocial Contract- an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will. Mary Wollstonecraft- the founder of the movement for women’s rights.Adam Smith- The Wealth of Nations – believed in laissez Faire economics. The state should not regulate the economy.John Wesley- Methodism.Salons- gatherings in the homes of the wealthy.Music-Handel, Haydn, Bach, and Mozart

The EnlightenmentEnlightenment- 18th century Philosophical movement built off the achievements of the scientific revolution. Reason. Natural laws. Hope and progress.John Locke- Tabula rasa (blank slate)“People are molded by their experiences”Philosophes-(French)Montesquieu- (Separation of Powers) and (Checks and Balances)Voltaire- Deist believed the world is like a clock that God created and set according to natural laws. Denis Diderot- The Encyclopedia 1751Jean Jacques Rousseau The Social ContractSocial Contract- an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will. Mary Wollstonecraft- considered the founder of the movement for women’s rights.Adam Smith- The Wealth of Nations – believed in laissez Faire economics. The state should not regulate the economy.John Wesley- Methodism.Salons- gatherings in the homes of the wealthy.Music-Handel, Haydn, Bach, and Mozart