#1 Adam Smith

Adam Smith wanted a non regulated market

Economist who thought free markets should be allowed to regulate business

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#2 Aristotle 

Aristotle was at the tip of the spear of the Enlightenment. 

one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers, his writings were the first to create a comprehensive system of Western policy 

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#3 Baron de Montesquieu 

Montesquieu inspired The Constitution.

French political philosopher  who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers

(1689-1755)

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#4 The Enlightenment 

The Enlightenment changed the world everywhere and  over time.

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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#5 Jean-Jacques Rousseau 

Rousseau held beliefs about people and behavior.

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

John Locke also had thoughts on people and what they should have.

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

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#7  Laissez Faire

Laissez Faire had thoughts on markets and government.

Allows business to operate with little or no government interference 

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#8 Philosophy

Philosopohy questioned ideas and principes while forming new ones. 

the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics

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#9 Plato

Plato had ideas on government.

ancient Athenian philosopher, most famous student of Socrates, known for his ideal leaders "Philosopher-Kings"

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#10 Social Contract

Social Contract is not an actual document.

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

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#11 Socrates 

Socrates,a philosopher, developed his own way to get answers.

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

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#12 Thomas Hobbes 

Thomas Hobbes had ideas about government and how it should be ran

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 

Voltaire believed in a right for people 

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

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