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- Adam Smith
I, Adam Smith think that free marcket should be allowed to regulate bussiness. |
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| Economist who thought free market should be allowed to regulate business[image] |
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2. Aristotle
Aristole, first in the west |
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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[image] |
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3. Baron de Montesquieu
We probally would not have the 3 branches without Baron de Montesquieu. |
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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 Holpped shape our government and our ways. |
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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[image]
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5.Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau and I both belive that humans are born good. |
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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
Natural rigts are morals and John locke belived in this. |
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| Philosopher who thought people were basically reasonable and moral, and believed in natural rights[image] |
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7.Laissez Faire
The laissez Faire gives a little more leasure room for bussinesses. |
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Allows business to operate with little or no government interference
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8.Philosophy
Philosophy helped shape who we are as a country. |
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the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
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9.Plato
Plato was a great student. |
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ancient Athenian philosopher, most-famous student of Socrates, known for his ideal leaders "Philosopher-Kings"
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10.Social Contract
every one knows the social contract. |
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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
Socrates did a processes of questioning and answering. |
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| ancient Athenian philosopher, the "Socratic Method" is named for his process of questioning to discover answers[image] |
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12.Thomas Hobbes
Tomas hobbes gave the idea of popular sovrentay |
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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)[image] |
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13.Voltaire
Our first admendment comes froms voltaire frredom of speech. |
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| French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment, defender of free speech[image] |
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