The Enlightenment: InfluencesThe Enlightenment: Influences Salons: places people met to discuss issues

– Helped spread Enlightenment ideas spread throughout Europe

Enlightenment influenced neoclassical art & the writing of the encyclopedia

Ideas influence US Democracy, which later influences other countries

Even some monarchs embraced these ideas (Enlightened Despots)

Enlightenment Idea Philosopher Influenced

Natural Rights – life, liberty and property

Locke US Declaration of Independence 

People are born free & equal

Locke US Declaration of Independence, 14th Amendment

Separation of Powers Montesquieu US Constitution – Articles I, II, III

Freedom of expression (thought, speech, etc)

Voltaire US Bill of Rights

Religious Freedom Voltaire US Bill of Rights

Power of judicial review Beccaria US Constitution

Legal rights (cruel & unusual punishment, speedy trial, etc)

Beccaria US Bill of Rights

Women’s Equality Wollstonecraft 19th Amendment, Co-education, Title IX

Majority rules, voting Rousseau US Constitution

Enlightenment Poster Project: You will need to use your textbook and the Internet to find the following information about one of the Enlightenment Philosophers:

1)Date of birth 2)Date of death 3)Country they were from 4)Famous work (book) 5)Quote 6)A 5 to 7 sentence paragraph describing their role in the Enlightenment (typed or neatly written)

7)A 5 x 7 photo

Choices: 1)Thomas Hobbes, 2)John Locke, 3)Voltaire, 4)Baron de Montesquieu, 5)Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 6)Cesare Beccaria, 7)Mary Wollstonecraft, 8)Mary Astell

This is Due Monday, November 2nd.

Work in 2s or 3s

Pretend that you and your partner(s) are meeting at a salon.

What things might you discuss? What do you think are the most important

issues today? Jot your ideas down on a piece of paper as

you discuss.