The Enlightened Philosophes
Directions: For each philosophe chose the correct picture and the correct publication and beliefs and place them in their
correct box. It would be best to collaborate with 1 or 2 other people for this assignment.
Philosopher
Photo/Meme
Publications and Key Beliefs
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
Cesare Beccaria
Mary WollstoneCraft
Denis Diderot
Adam Smith
Publication LIST:
Leviathan
The Encyclopedia
The Social Contract
On Crime and Punishment
Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
Persian Letters
The Wealth of Nations
Vindication of the Rights of Women
2nd Treatise on Government
The Spirit of Laws
Candide
KEY BELIEFS:
Advocated for Absolute and Unlimited Monarchy
People are born Tabula Rasa
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Man is Born Free, but everywhere he is in chains
Laissez-Faire Economics
If absolute power of a monarch is wrong, then so is the absolute power of a husband.
People in the state of nature live nasty, brutal, and short lives
Advocated for Religious Tolerance and Freedom of Speech and Press
Governments Power should be Separated
Women have the same ability to reason as men
Government should have a limited role in the Economy
Purpose of government is to preserve life
The General Will should govern a nation and that is the common good of all
People, not the Monarchy should establish what the general will is.
Judicial Branch
Protested Cruel and Unreasonable Punishments such as Capital Punishment and Torture
Individuals and Businesses should be able to act freely in a market.
Economic Decisions are made by the interaction between producer and consumer (supply and demand)
Collected 72,000 Enlightened/Scientific Works in one book that spread enlightened ideas everywhere.
Advocated for laws that deter crime and rehabilitate the criminal.
I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it
Advocated a limited government, whose purpose is to protect peoples natural rights
Life, Liberty, and Property
Checks and Balances keep one branch from dominating the government
Strongly opposed oppressive authority, prejudice, and intolerance
Noble Savage: Man in Nature is Born Free, Equal and Happy; Private Property Causes Problems in society
Women should be educated to serve men
Crush the Infamous Thing
