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Adam Smith
Adam Smith was a philosopher, author and an important individual during the Age of Enlightenment. |
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Economist who thought free market should be allowed to regulate business
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Aristotle
Aristotle was an ancient philosopher who had a pupil by the name of plato. |
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one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers, his writings were the first to create a comprehensive system of Western philosophy
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Baron De Montesquieu
Baron De Montesquieu was also a key individual who lived during The Enlightenment Era. He as a lawyer and a philosopher. |
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French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755)
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The Enlightenment
A time of the rise of the use of reason, science, morals, etc. |
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a movement in the 18th century that advocated
the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted
ideas and social institutions
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
This individual was an author, philosopher, composer AND
an artist! |
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Believed people in the natural state were
basically good, but that they were corrupted by
the evils of society, especially due to the unequal
distribution of wealth
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John Locke
This man believed in natural rights. His include; life, liberty, and property. |
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Philosopher who thought people were basically reasonable and moral, and believed in natural rights
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Laissez Faire
An idea in which businesses can operate without disturbance/interference.
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Allows business to operate with little or no
government interference
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Philosophy
Philosophy as a common practice in the Enlightenment Era |
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the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
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Plato
Plato is the name of Socrates' main pupil. |
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ancient Athenian philosopher, most-famous student of Socrates, known for his ideal leaders "Philosopher-Kings"
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Social Contract
A document that states that individual rightsare surrendered in return for order. |
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The unwritten agreement between individuals and society in which individual rights are traded for overall order (decrease of chaos)
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Socrates
An ancient philosopher who questioned things and came up with scientific justifications for things he did not understand. |
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ancient Athenian philosopher, the "Socratic Method" is named for his process of questioning to discover answers
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Socrates
An ancient philosopher who questioned things and came up with scientific justifications for things he did not understand. |
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ancient Athenian philosopher, the "Socratic Method" is named for his process of questioning to discover answers
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Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes was a man who was considered one of the many founders of modern political philosophy
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English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679)
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Voltaire
A French writer, historian, and philiosopher known for his high intellect. |
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French writer who was the embodiment of 18th
century Enlightenment, defender of free speech
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