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1.Adam Smith
Adam smith was a very inspiring guy who beileved in fair rights. |
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Economist who thought free market should be allowed to regulate business
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2. Aristotle
Aristole was, a great philosopher he wanted his creations to be different . |
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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
He is the one that helped us out with the seperation of our powers and thinks that each branch can check on each other , and that is 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
This was something very powerful that , would help the country out in many ways this was the Enlightenment. |
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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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5. Jean Jacques Rousseau
Jean Jacques Rousseau , beilevd that people were born good but, the society made them corrupt . |
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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
John Locke looked at humans as "normal" people and thought they beileved in natural rights as a human, he had different looks at people. |
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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
This perticular system allows very little strict rights, such as little or no government this system is Laissez Faire. |
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Allows business to operate with little or no government interference
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8. Philosophy
Philosophy , was more used as a investigation tool to see what people knew so they use this method.
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The rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics.
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9. Plato
Plato was a philosopher and, he was Socrates 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
The Social Contact was something that was never agreed on , or been closed/final . |
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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 was the idea/name , of the Socratic Method people use it , but the name comes from him. |
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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
Thomas Hobbes , beileved that only one thing can solve people being selfish adn that would be absolute soverignty. |
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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
Voltaire was a french writer , but also head of the ENlightment. |
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French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment, defender of free speech.
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