Adam Smith

 and see if you can find ways to use what he said to your benefit. 

Economist who thought free market should be allowed to regulate business 

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Aristotle 

Aristolte is a well known student of Plato.

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 

He inspired an idea that we use in our government.

French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755) 

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The Enlightenment 

The Enlightment came right after the Dark Ages

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 

Jean had an extremely realistic outlook on life and people.

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 

Began the idea that people are born, and deserve things right away.

Philosopher who thought people were basically reasonable and moral, and believed in natural rights 

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Laissez Faire 

Because the car manufacturers are going broke, the government must step away from its laissez-faire strategy and bail out the businesses.

Allows business to operate with little or no government interference 

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Philosophy 

Plato, Socrates and Aristotle knew a lot about philosophy.

the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics 

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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 

Many of the enlightened thinkers, thought that the Social Contract was a great idea.

The unwritten agreement between individuals and society in which individual rights are traded for overall order (decrease of chaos) 

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Socrates 

Socrates is what socratic seminars are based off of.

ancient Athenian philosopher, the "Socratic Method" is named for his process of questioning to discover answers 

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Thomas Hobbes 

Thomas thought that peole were absolutely terrible and selfish.

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 

Voltaire's jokes got him in a lot of trouble, but they did not stop him.

French writer who were the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment, defender of free speech 

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