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| 1. Adam Smith was a person who thought that free market should be allowed for business. |
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Economist who thought free market should be allowed to regulate business
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| 2. Aristotle was one of the first to create a comprehensive system of Western philosophy. |
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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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| 3. Baron de Montesquieu was a man who supported the sepreation of executive and legislative and judicial power. |
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| French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755)[image] |
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| 4. Many people look for enlightenment to find and create ideas. |
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| a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institution[image] |
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| 5. Jean-Jacques Rousseau thought that every one was good and that the only reason some of use turned out bad was because evils of society took over. |
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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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| 6. John Locke thought that there were natrual rights for the society. |
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Philosopher who thought people were basically reasonable and moral, and believed in natural rights
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| 7. Laissez Faire is what helps use have are own rights. |
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Allows business to operate with little or no government interference
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| 8. Philosophy is what makes us think about things in life. |
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the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
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| 9. Plato liked to teach to students. |
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ancient Athenian philosopher, most-famous student of Socrates, known for his ideal leaders "Philosopher-Kings"
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| 10. I made a Social Contract with my mom about getting good grades. |
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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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| 11. Socrates is known for his writing. |
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ancient Athenian philosopher, the "Socratic Method" is named for his process of questioning to discover answers
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| 12. Thomas Hobbes created a government that solved problems for human beings. |
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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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| 13. Voltaire was a religious and a writer. |
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French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment, defender of free speech
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